Concourt application lodged to allow independents to contest more seats
The application is the culmination of a prolonged battle by civil society against the Electoral Amendment Act
25 May 2023 - 20:55
The Constitutional Court will be asked by the Independent Candidate Association (ICA) in papers lodged on Friday for direct access to the court for its application to have sections of the Electoral Act declared invalid and unconstitutional.
Were the association to fully succeed in its application, the 2024 election will be held on a basis very different from that envisaged by the recently promulgated Electoral Amendment Act, which makes provision for independent candidates to stand for national and provincial elections for the first time...
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