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

Chapter 2 : Registration of Voters' and Voters' Roll

14. General registration of voters

 

 

(1) The Commission must, for the compilation  of the voters' roll contemplated in section 5, conduct a general registration of voters.

 

(2) The Commission may prescribe cut-off dates in respect of the general registration of voters and the compilation of the voters' roll, including the date by which—
(a) any person who wants to be included in the voters' roll must have applied for registration as a voter in terms of section 7 or for the change of registration details in terms of section 9;
(b) the chief electoral officer must notify a person in terms of section 12;
(c) an appellant must note an appeal in terms of section 13;
(d) the Commission must consider and decide the appeal and notify  the appellant and the chief electoral officer of the decision;
(e) the chief electoral officer must give notice of the periods during which and the venues where a provisionally compiled voters' roll will be available for inspection;
(f) any objections in terms of section 15 in respect  of a provisionally  compiled voters' roll must be made;
(g) the Commission must decide an objection made in terms of section 15 and notify the objector and the chief electoral officer and a person other than the objector whose name or registration details are involved; and
(h) the chief electoral officer must complete the compilation of the voters' roll and publish it.

 


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