Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)Chapter 2 : Registration of Voters' and Voters' Roll14. General registration of voters |
| (1) | The Commission must, for the compilation of the voters' roll contemplated in section 5, conduct a general registration of voters. |
| (2) | The Commission may prescribe cut-off dates in respect of the general registration of voters and the compilation of the voters' roll, including the date by which— |
| (a) | any person who wants to be included in the voters' roll must have applied for registration as a voter in terms of section 7 or for the change of registration details in terms of section 9; |
| (b) | the chief electoral officer must notify a person in terms of section 12; |
| (c) | an appellant must note an appeal in terms of section 13; |
| (d) | the Commission must consider and decide the appeal and notify the appellant and the chief electoral officer of the decision; |
| (e) | the chief electoral officer must give notice of the periods during which and the venues where a provisionally compiled voters' roll will be available for inspection; |
| (f) | any objections in terms of section 15 in respect of a provisionally compiled voters' roll must be made; |
| (g) | the Commission must decide an objection made in terms of section 15 and notify the objector and the chief electoral officer and a person other than the objector whose name or registration details are involved; and |
| (h) | the chief electoral officer must complete the compilation of the voters' roll and publish it. |