Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)RegulationsElection Regulations, 2004Chapter 3A : Special Votes in an Election for the National Assembly6. Categories of persons eligible for special votes |
| (1) | In this Chapter the procedure for applying for special votes and the procedures for the casting and counting of special votes in an election are prescribed as required by section 33(6) of the Act in respect of persons who cannot vote at a voting station in the voting district in which they are registered as voters due to their— |
| (a) | physical infirmity or disability, or pregnancy; |
| (b) | absence that voting district while serving as an officer in the election concerned; |
| (c) | being on duty as a member of the security services in connection with the election. |
| (2) | The Commission must allow a person to apply for and cast a special vote, prior to election day, in the voting district in which that person is registered if he or she cannot vote in that voting district on election day, due to his or her intended absence from that voting district. |
| (3) | The Commission must allow a person, who will be outside the Republic on voting day, to cast a special vote for compensatory seats in the National Assembly if that person's name appears on the segment of the voters' roll for persons who are in the Republic, and if that person notified the chief electoral officer by not later than the relevant date stated in the election timetable of his or her intention to vote outside the Republic and the location of the South African embassy, high commission or consulate where he or she will cast his or her vote: Provided that the Commission may make special arrangements for security services personnel serving in that capacity outside the Republic. |
[Regulation 6(3) substituted by section 3(3.1) of the Amendment to the Election Regulations, 2024, Notice No. R. 4792, GG50637, dated 9 May 2024]
| (4) | The Commission must allow a person cast a special vote for compensatory seats in the National Assembly if that person's name appears on the segment of the voters' roll for persons ordinarily resident at a place outside the Republic, and if that person notifies the chief electoral officer by no later than the relevant date stated in the date of the election timetable of his or her intention to vote outside the Republic and the location of the South African embassy, high commission or consulate where he or she will cast his or her vote. |
[Regulation 6(4) substituted by section 2(2.2) of the Amendment to the Election Regulations, 2024, Notice No. R. 4724, GG50509, dated 15 April 2024]
[Regulation 6 substituted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 968, GG 37132, dated 6 December 2013]