Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)Chapter 3 : Proclamation of and Preparations for ElectionsPart 2 : Voters' roll24. Voters' roll for election |
| (1) | The voters' roll, or the segments of the voters' roll that must be used for an election, are those certified by the chief electoral officer in terms of subsection (2). |
[Section 24(1) substituted by section 10(a) of Notice No. 23, GG 42176, dated 21 January 2019 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 1 of 2019)) - effective 6 March 2019 (Proclamation No. 11 of 2019)]
| (1A) | Except where this Act otherwise permits, only a voter who applied for registration prior to the proclamation of an election date may vote in the election concerned. |
[Section 24(1A) inserted by section 10(b) of Notice No. 23, GG 42176, dated 21 January 2019 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 1 of 2019)) - effective 6 March 2019 (Proclamation No. 11 of 2019)]
| (2) | By not later than the relevant date stated in the election time table, the chief electoral officer must certify the voters' roll or the segments of the voters' roll to be used in that election and publish it by making it available for inspection at the following venues: |
| (a) | At the Commission's head office, the segments for all voting districts in which the election will take place; |
| (b) | in each province, at the office of the Commission's provincial representative, the segments for all voting districts in the province in which the election will take place; and |
| (c) | at the office of each municipality, the segments for all voting districts in that municipality in which the election will take place. |