Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)Chapter 2 : Registration of Voters' and Voters' Roll9. Applications to change registration details |
| (1) | A registered voter or person who has applied for registration as a voter and whose name or ordinary place of residence has changed, must apply in the prescribed manner to have that change recorded in the voters' roll or in that person's application. |
| (2) | No one need to apply when a change of name results from a change in marital status. |
| (3) | If satisfied that a person's application complies with this Act, the chief electoral officer must record the change in the voters' roll or application. |