Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act, 2000 (Act No. 27 of 2000)Chapter 7 : General ProvisionsPart 2 : Enforcement78. Jurisdiction and powers of Electoral Court |
| (1) | The Electoral Court has jurisdiction in respect of all electoral disputes and complaints about infringements of the Code, subject to section 20(4) of the Electoral Commission Act. |
| (2) | If a court having jurisdiction by virtue of section 20(4)(b) of the Electoral Commission Act finds that a person or party has contravened a provision of Part 1 of this Chapter, it may in the interest of a free and fair election impose any appropriate penalty or sanction on that person or party, including— |
| (a) | a formal warning; |
| (b) | a fine not exceeding R200 000; |
| (c) | the forfeiture of any deposit paid by that person or party in terms of section 14(1)(b) or 17(2)(d); |
| (d) | an order prohibiting that person or party from— |
| (i) | using any public media; |
| (ii) | holding any public meeting, demonstration, march or other political event; |
| (iii) | entering any voting district for the purpose of canvassing voters or for any other election purpose; |
| (iv) | erecting or publishing billboards, placards or posters at or in any place; |
| (v) | publishing or distributing any campaign literature; |
| (vi) | electoral advertising; or |
| (vii) | receiving any funds from the State or from any foreign sources; |
| (e) | an order imposing limits on the right of that person or party to perform any of the activities mentioned in paragraph (d); |
| (f) | an order excluding that person or any agents of that person or any candidates or agents of that party from entering a voting station; |
| (g) | an order reducing the number of votes cast in favour of that person or party; |
| (h) | an order disqualifying the candidature of that person or of any candidate of that party; or |
| (i) | an order canceling the registration of that party. |
| (3) | Any penalty or sanction provided for in this section will be in addition to any penalty provided for in Part 3 of this Chapter. |