Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (Act No. 51 of 1996)RegulationsAmendment to the Regulations relating to Activities Permissible Outside Voting Stations on Voting Day, 20233 - 6. Location of Party Facilities |
| 3. | A party or independent candidate, where applicable, may not place or position its temporary operational facility, which may include but not limited to a tent, table, or caravan, in a manner that is likely to impede voters' free and direct access to the entrance of a voting station. |
4.
| (1) | If, in the opinion of the presiding officer, a facility is likely to impede voters’ access, the presiding officer may instruct the party or candidate responsible for the facility to move the temporary operational facility elsewhere. |
| (2) | If, in the opinion of the presiding officer, a party, agent or candidate engages in conduct likely to impede voters’ access or contravene provisions of the Electoral Code of Conduct, the presiding officer may instruct the party, agent or candidate to cease and desist from such conduct. |
[Regulation 4 substituted by section 2 of Notice No. 4306, GG50066, dated 1 February 2024]
| 5. | If parties, agents and or candidates cannot agree amongst themselves on the positioning of their facilities, the presiding officer may be called upon to decide the dispute and issue instructions accordingly to the parties and or candidates, as the case may be. |
[Regulation 5 substituted by section 3 of Notice No. 4306, GG50066, dated 1 February 2024]
| 6. | The presiding officer may instruct any person who acts in contravention of regulations 3 and 4 to move his or her facility from the designated area and where necessary, request any available security officer to remove any person not in compliance and his or her temporary operational facility, from such area. |