Independents need thousands of signatures to contest 2024 elections
They will also have to pay a deposit to contest, and that amount will be decided by the IEC
04 August 2022 - 14:18
UPDATED 04 August 2022 - 15:40
Independent candidates contesting the 2024 national and provincial elections will have to garner at least 12,000 signatures for them to qualify, parliament’s home affairs committee decided Thursday.
They will also be prevented from standing as a candidate if they were a member of a political party within three months of the election...
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