Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)Chapter 6 : AdministrationPart 2 : Voting stations66. Boundaries of voting stations |
| (1) | Before the voting station opens for voting on voting day the presiding officer of a voting station must determine the boundary of the voting station after consultation with agents and members of the security services who are available at that voting station at that stage. |
| (2) | The presiding officer must demarcate the boundary of the voting station by displaying visible signs, markers or tape along the whole line of the boundary, or at sufficient points along that line, to ensure that the boundary is clearly identifiable by any person present at that voting station. |
| (3) | The presiding officer may alter the boundary at any time if it is necessary to do so to ensure proper control and security at the voting station and after consultation with agents and members of the security services who are available at that voting station at that stage. |
[Section 66(1) and (3) substituted by section 13(a)(b) of Electoral Amendment Act, 2023, Notice No. 3295, GG48432, dated 17 April 2023 - effective 19 June 2023 (Proclamation No. 124 of 2023)]
[Section 66 substituted by section 19 of Notice No. 1641, GG 25687, dated 6 November 2003 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 34 of 2003))]