| (1) | By not later than the relevant date stated in the election timetable, the chief electoral officer must— |
| (b) | give notice that copies of the draft list of independent candidates and accompanying documents submitted in terms of section 31B, as amended and supplemented in terms of section 31C, will be available for inspection. |
| (2) | The notice referred to in subsection (1)(b) must be— |
| (a) | published in the Government Gazette; and |
| (b) | publicised in the media considered appropriate by the chief electoral officer so as to ensure wide publicity of the lists. |
| (3) | The notice referred to in subsection (1)(b) must state, and the chief electoral officer must ensure, that for the relevant period stated in the election timetable— |
| (a) | copies of the lists for— |
| (i) | an election of the National Assembly, will be available for inspection at the Commission’s head office, a place in each province designated in the notice and the office of each municipality in the country; and |
| (ii) | an election of a provincial legislature, will be available for inspection at the Commission’s head office, a place in the province designated in the notice and the office of each municipality in that province; and |
| (b) | copies of the documents accompanying the lists are available for inspection at the Commission’s head office. |
| (4) | Any person may inspect a copy of the draft list of independent candidates and accompanying documents referred to in subsection (1). |
| (5) | The chief electoral officer must provide a certified copy of, or extract from, the draft list of independent candidates or documents referred to in subsection (1), to any person who has paid the prescribed fee. |
[Section 31D inserted by section 6 of Electoral Amendment Act, 2023, Notice No. 3295, GG48432, dated 17 April 2023- effective 19 June 2023 (Proclamation No. 124 of 2023)]
