Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)

Chapter 3 : Proclamation of and Preparations for Elections

(1)	If it is not reasonably possible to conduct a free and fair election at a voting station on the proclaimed voting day, the Commission may at any time before the voting at a voting station has commenced, postpone voting at that voting station.

(2)	A postponement in terms of subsection (1) must be—

(a)	effected in the prescribed manner;

(b)	to a day that would still fall within the period referred to in section 21(1)(b); and

(c)	publicised in the media considered appropriate so as to ensure wide publicity of the postponement of the voting day at that voting station.