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

Chapter 6 : Administration

Part 2 : Voting stations

67. Mobile voting stations
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(1)In order to ensure a free and fair election, the Commission may decide to use mobile voting stations.

 

(2)If the Commission decides to use mobile voting stations in an election, the chief electoral officer, by not later than the relevant date stated in the election timetable, must give notice of the route, including the locations and estimated times of stopping, of each mobile voting station.

 

(3)The notice must be publicised by the chief electoral officer in the media considered appropriate so as to ensure wide publicity of the information referred to in subsection (2).

 

(4)The Commission may change the route, including the location and estimated time of stopping, of a mobile voting station if it is necessary to do so for the conduct of a free and fair election.

[Section 67(4) inserted by section 20 of Notice No. 1641, GG 25687, dated 6 November 2003 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 34 of 2003))]

 

(5)The chief electoral officer must take all reasonable steps to publicise the new route among voters in the voting district in question.

[Section 67(5) inserted by section 20 of Notice No. 1641, GG 25687, dated 6 November 2003 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 34 of 2003))]