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

Chapter 4 : Elections

Purchase

(1)	Unless the Commission determines other voting hours for an election in general or for a particular voting station must —

(a)	open for voting at 07:00; and

(b)	remain open for voting until 21:00, at which time it must close for voting.

[Subsection (1) substitution by No. 10 of Act No. 34 of 2003 Government Gazette 25687]

(2)	If the Commission determines other voting hours for an election in general or for a particular voting station, the chief electoral officer must widely publicise the determined voting hours.

[Subsection (2) substitution by No. 10 of Act No. 34 of 2003 Government Gazette 25687]

(3)	No person may be admitted to a voting station for the purpose of voting, before the voting station has opened for voting or after the voting station has closed for voting.

[Subsection (3) substitution by No. 10 of Act No. 34 of 2003 Government Gazette 25687]

(4)

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[Subsection (4) deletion by No. 10 of Act No. 34 of 2003 Government Gazette 25687]

(5)

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[Subsection (5) deletion by No. 10 of Act No. 34 of 2003 Government Gazette 25687]

(6)	Voting at a voting station must continue until every voter has voted who—

(a)	is entitled to vote at that voting station; and

(b)	has reported for voting at that voting station before the closing time.

[Subsection (6) (b) substitution by No. 10 of Act No. 34 of 2003 Government Gazette 25687]

(7)	To ensure free and fair elections, the Commission may, on the voting day —

(a)	extend voting hours at a voting station until as late as midnight on that voting day; or

(b)	temporarily close a voting station for part of voting day if it is temporarily impossible to conduct a free and fair election at that voting station.

[Subsection (7) substitution by No. 10 of Act No. 34 of 2003 Government Gazette 25687]