Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)RegulationsVoter Registration Regulations, 19985. Notification by chief electoral officer |
Whenever the chief electoral officer is in terms of section 12 of the Act required to notify a person of an event referred to in that section, he or she must do so by—
| (a) | posting the notification to the last postal address available for that person; or |
| (b) | cause the notification to be delivered by hand to that person’s last known residential address; or |
| (c) | cause the notification to be published in a newspaper circulating in the area of that person’s last known ordinary residence; or |
| (d) | cause the notification to be displayed on public notice boards at the offices of the provincial electoral officer and the municipal electoral office for the area in which that person had his or her last known ordinary residence; or |
[Regulation 5(d) substituted by regulation 5.1 of Notice No. 372, GG 42289, dated 6 March 2019]
| (e) | the most convenient method available, including short message system (SMS) and electronic mail. |
[Regulation 5(e) inserted by regulation 5.2 of Notice No. 372, GG 42289, dated 6 March 2019]
[Regulation 5 substituted by regulation 2 of Notice No. R. 15, GG 25894, dated 7 January 2004]