[Section 64(1) substituted by section 18(a) of Notice No. 1641, GG 25687, dated 6 November 2003 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 34 of 2003))]
| (1A) | The Commission may establish a mobile voting station only if— |
| (a) | the voting district is a large and sparsely populated area and it is necessary to assist voters who would otherwise have to travel long distances to reach the voting station; or |
| (b) | the mobile voting station is necessary for use at prison. |
[Section 64(1A) inserted by section 18(b) of Notice No. 1641, GG 25687, dated 6 November 2003 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 34 of 2003))]
| (2) | When determining the location of a voting station, the Commission may take into account any factor that could affect the free, fair and orderly conduct of elections, including— |
| (a) | the number and distribution of eligible voters in that voting district; |
| (b) | the availability of suitable venues for a voting station; |
| (c) | the distance to be travelled to reach those venues; |
| (d) | access routes to those venues; |
| (e) | the availability of transport to those venues; |
| (f) | traffic density at or near those venues; |
| (g) | parking facilities at or near those venues; |
| (h) | telecommunications facilities at those venues; |
| (i) | general facilities at those venues; |
| (j) | the safety and convenience of voters; |
| (k) | any geographical or physical feature that may impede access to or at those venues; and |
| (l) | the ease with which those venues could be secured. |
| (3) | Before determining the location of a voting station, the Commission may consult on the proposed location of that voting station with— |
| (a) | the municipal political liaison committee for the municipality within which that voting station will fall; or |
| (b) | if no municipal political liaison committee has been established in the municipality, the provincial political liaison committee for the province within which the voting station will fall. |
[Section 64(3)(a) and (b) substituted by section 12 of Electoral Amendment Act, 2023, Notice No. 3295, GG48432, dated 17 April 2023 - effective 19 June 2023 (Proclamation No. 124 of 2023)]
| (4) | By not later than the relevant date stated in the election timetable, the chief electoral officer must give notice that copies of a list containing the address of each voting station will be available for inspection. |
| (5) | [Section 64(5) deleted by section 18(c) of Notice No. 1641, GG 25687, dated 6 November 2003 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 34 of 2003))] |
| (6) | Upon application by a person to the office of the Commission's local representative and upon payment of the prescribed amount, the Commission must furnish such a person with a certified copy of the list. |
[Section 64(6) inserted by section 18(d) of Notice No. 1641, GG 25687, dated 6 November 2003 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 34 of 2003))]
