Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)SchedulesSchedule 1 : Election Timetable |
(Section 20)
The Electoral Commission hereby gives notice that it has in terms of section 17 of the Electoral Act, 1998, compiled the election timetable set out below to apply to the .................................... (particulars of relevant election) that will be held on ................................... (date(s)).
(A reference to "section" in this election timetable is a reference to that section of the Electoral Act, 1998.)
[Introductory paragraph of Schedule 1 substituted by section 24(a) of Notice No. 1641, GG 25687, dated 6 November 2003 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 34 of 2003))]
| 1. | Cut-off time for act to be performed |
An act required in terms of this Act to be performed by not later than a date stated in the election timetable must be performed before 17:00 on that date.
| 1A. | By . . . [day/month/year], the chief electoral officer must give notice of the periods during which and the venues where the provisionally compiled voters’ roll compiled for the election shall be available for inspection in terms of section 14(1)(e). |
[Item 1A of Schedule 1 inserted by section 17(a) of Notice No. 23, GG 42176, dated 21 January 2019 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 1 of 2019)) - effective 6 March 2019 (Proclamation No. 11 of 2019)]
| 1B. | By . . . [day/month/year], any objections in terms of section 15 in respect of the provisionally compiled voters’ roll for the election must be made. |
[Item 1B of Schedule 1 inserted by section 17(a) of Notice No. 23, GG 42176, dated 21 January 2019 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 1 of 2019)) - effective 6 March 2019 (Proclamation No. 11 of 2019)]
| 1C. | By . . . [day/month/year], the Commission must decide any objection made in terms of section 15 in respect of the provisionally compiled voters’ roll for this election and notify the objector and the chief electoral officer and a person other than the objector whose name or registration details are involved. |
[Item 1C of Schedule 1 inserted by section 17(a) of Notice No. 23, GG 42176, dated 21 January 2019 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 1 of 2019)) - effective 6 March 2019 (Proclamation No. 11 of 2019)]
| 2. | Cut-off date for publication of voters' roll |
By ..........[day/month/year], the chief electoral officer must publish the voters' roll or the segments of the voters' roll to be used in terms of section 24(2).
| 3. | Notice that list of addresses of voting stations is available for inspection |
The chief electoral officer must give notice by .......... [day/month/year] that from the date of the notice until the voting day copies of a list containing the addresses of all voting stations will be available for inspection.
| 4. | Cut-off date for submission of list of candidates and nominations of independent candidates |
| (1) | Registered parties that intend to contest this election must nominate and submit a list of their candidates for the election to the chief electoral officer in the prescribed manner by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [day/month/year]. |
| (2) | Nominators of independent candidates that intend to contest this election must submit their nominations to the chief electoral officer in the prescribed manner by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [day/month/year]. |
[Item 4 of Schedule 1 substituted by section 20(a) of Electoral Amendment Act, 2023, Notice No. 3295, GG48432, dated 17 April - effective 19 June 2023 (Proclamation No. 124 of 2023)]
| 5. | Notice of non-compliance |
| (1) | The chief electoral officer must notify a registered party that has submitted a list of candidates in terms of section 27 but has not fully complied with section 27(2)(a), (b), (cA), (d) or section 27(4), of that non-compliance by.......... [day/month/year]. |
| (1A) | The chief electoral officer must notify the person nominated to be an independent candidate, who has not fully complied with section 31B(3)(c), (d)*-, (e), (f) or section 31B(4), of that non-compliance by . . . [day/month/year]. |
| (2) | If the party or person notified in terms of subitem (1) or (1A) takes the opportunity to comply with section 27(2)(a), (b), (cA), (d), section 27(4), section 31B(3)(c), (d), (e), (f) or section 31B(4), that party or person must do so by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [day/month/year]. |
[Item 5 of Schedule 1 substituted by section 20(b)(c)(d) of Electoral Amendment Act, 2023, Notice No. 3295, GG48432, dated 17 April 2023 - effective 19 June 2023 (Proclamation No. 124 of 2023)]
| 5A. | Multiple nominations |
| (1) | The Commission must notify a candidate whose name appears on more than one party list for an election submitted in terms of section 27 and all the parties on whose party lists such a candidate appears by . . . (date). |
| (1A) | The Commission must notify— |
| (a) | a person who has been nominated both as an independent candidate and by one or more parties for an election; and |
| (b) | all the parties on whose party lists such a candidate appears, of the multiple nominations by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [day/month/year]. |
| (2) | If the notified party decides to act in terms of section 28(3) or section 31C(3), that party must do so by . . . (date). |
[Item 5A of Schedule 1 substituted by section 20(e)(f) of Electoral Amendment Act, 2023, Notice No. 3295, GG48432, dated 17 April 2023 - effective 19 June 2023 (Proclamation No. 124 of 2023)]
| 6. | Inspection of lists of candidates and accompanying documents |
The chief electoral officer must give notice by .......... [day/month/year], that from the date of the notice until ........... [day/month/year], copies of the following documents will be available for inspection:
| (a) | The lists of candidates and accompanying documents submitted by registered parties in terms of section 27, as amended and supplemented in terms of section 28; and |
| (b) | the draft list of independent candidates and accompanying documents submitted in terms of section 31B, as amended and supplemented in terms of section 31C. |
[Item 6 of Schedule 1 substituted by section 20(g) of Electoral Amendment Act, 2023, Notice No. 3295, GG48432, dated 17 April 2023 - effective 19 June 2023 (Proclamation No. 124 of 2023)]
| 7. | Cut-off date for objections |
Any person, including the chief electoral officer, may object to a candidate to the Commission in the prescribed manner by .......... [day/month/year).
| 8. | Decision of objections |
The Commission must decide an objection under section 30 or section 31E, and must notify the objector, the registered party that nominated the candidate, and the nominated independent candidate, if applicable, of the decision in the prescribed manner by ........... [day/month/year).
[Item 8 of Schedule 1 substituted by section 20(h) of Electoral Amendment Act, 2023, Notice No. 3295, GG48432, dated 17 April 2023 - effective 19 June 2023 (Proclamation No. 124 of 2023)]
| 9. | Cut-off date for appeals against decisions |
| (1) | The objector or the registered party who nominated the candidate may appeal against a decision of the Commission in terms of section 30(4) to the Electoral Court in the prescribed manner by ........... [day/month/year]. |
| (2) | The objector or the nominated independent candidate may appeal against a decision of the Commission in terms of section 31E(4) in the prescribed manner by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [day/month/year]. |
[Item 9 of Schedule 1 substituted by section 20(i) of Electoral Amendment Act, 2023, Notice No. 3295, GG48432, dated 17 April 2023 - effective 19 June 2023 (Proclamation No. 124 of 2023)]
| 10. | Deciding appeals |
The Electoral Court must consider and decide an appeal brought under section 30(4)or 31E(4) and notify the parties to the appeal, and the chief electoral officer, of the decision in the prescribed manner by ........... [day/month/year).
[Item 10 of Schedule 1 substituted by section 20(j) of Electoral Amendment Act, 2023, Notice No. 3295, GG48432, dated 17 April 2023 - effective 19 June 2023 (Proclamation No. 124 of 2023)]
| 11. | List of parties and candidates entitled to contest election and final list of candidates |
By ............ [day/month/year], the chief electoral officer—
| (a) | must give effect to a decision of the Commission in terms of section 30(3), section 31E(3), or a decision of the Electoral Court in terms of section 30(5) or section 31E(5); and |
| (b) | must compile a list of the registered parties entitled to contest the election and the final list of candidates for each of those parties. |
[Item 11 of Schedule 1 substituted by section 20(k) of Electoral Amendment Act, 2023, Notice No. 3295, GG48432, dated 17 April 2023 - effective 19 June 2023 (Proclamation No. 124 of 2023)]
| 12. | Issue of certificate to candidates |
By ............[day/month/year), the chief electoral officer must issue in the prescribed manner to each candidate on a final list of candidates, and to each independent candidate on the final list of independent candidates, a certificate stating that the person is a candidate in this election in terms of section 31(3) and section 31F(3).
[Item 12 of Schedule 1 substituted by section 20(l) of Electoral Amendment Act, 2023, Notice No. 3295, GG48432, dated 17 April 2023 - effective 19 June 2023 (Proclamation No. 124 of 2023)]
| 13. | [Item 13 of Schedule 1 deleted by section 24(b) of Notice No. 1641, GG 25687, dated 6 November 2003 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 34 of 2003))] |
| 14. | [Item 14 of Schedule 1 deleted by section 24(b) of Notice No. 1641, GG 25687, dated 6 November 2003 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 34 of 2003))] |
| 15. | Notice of route of mobile voting stations. —If the Commission decides to use mobile voting stations in the election, the chief electoral officer must give notice by ........... [day/month/year] of the route, including the locations and estimated times of stopping of each mobile voting station. |