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Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)

Chapter 6 : Administration

Part 1 : Voting districts

61. Factors for determining voting district boundaries

 

 

The Commission must determine the boundaries of a voting district  by taking into account any factor within the proposed voting district that could affect the free, fair and orderly conduct of elections, including—

(a) the availability of a suitable venue for a voting station;
(b) the number and distribution of eligible voters;
(c) the accessibility of a voting station to voters given—
(i) the radius of the proposed voting district;
(ii) the availability of transport;
(iii) telecommunications  facilities; and
(iv) any geographical or physical  feature that may impede access to the voting station;
(d) municipal and provincial boundaries; and
(e) tribal, traditional, historical and customary boundaries.