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Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act, 2000 (Act No. 27 of 2000)

Chapter 3 : Preparations for Election

Part 2 : Parties contesting election and submission of party lists

14. Requirements for parties contesting election by way of party lists

 

(1) A party may contest an election in terms of section 13(1)(a) or (c) only if the party by not later than a date stated in the timetable for the election has submitted to the office of the Commission’s local representative—
(a) in the prescribed format and signed by the party's duly authorised representative—
(i) a notice of its intention to contest the election;
(ii) a party list;
(iii) an undertaking binding the party, its candidates persons holding political or executive office in the party, its representatives, members and supporters to the Code; and
(iv) a declaration that none of the candidates on the party list is disqualified from standing for election in terms of the Constitution or any applicable legislation and that each of those candidates has signed the prescribed acceptance of nomination; and

[Section 14(1)(a)(iv) substituted by section 18(a) of Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2021, Notice No. 321, GG44648, dated 1 June 2021 - effective 27 August 2021, Proclamation R.35, dated 27 August 2021]

(b) a deposit equal to a prescribed amount, if any, payable by means of a bank guaranteed cheque in favour of the Commission.

 

(2) [Section 14(2) deleted by section 18(b) of Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2021, Notice No. 321, GG44648, dated 1 June 2021 - effective 27 August 2021, Proclamation R.35, dated 27 August 2021]

 

(3) The Commission may, in the prescribed form and manner, request the following information from a party:
(a) A prescribed acceptance of nomination signed by each party candidate; and
(b) a copy of the identity card or that page of the candidate’s identity document on which the candidate’s photo, name and identity number appear.

[Section 14(3) substituted by section 18(c) of Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 4 of 2021), Notice No. 321, GG44648, dated 1 June 2021 - effective 27 August 2021 per Proclamation R.35 of 27 August 2021]

 

(4) [Section 14(4) deleted by section 18(d) of Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 4 of 2021), Notice No. 321, GG44648, dated 1 June 2021 - effective 27 August 2021 per Proclamation R.35 of 27 August 2021]

 

(5) The Commission must remove from a party list the name of a candidate—
(a) in respect of whom an outstanding document has not been submitted by the date and time referred to in subsection (4); and
(b) who is not registered as a voter on that municipality's segment of the voters' roll.

[Section 14(5) substituted by section 2(d) of Act No. 14 of 2010]

 

(6) The Commission must notify the party of the removal of the name of the candidate contemplated in subsection (5).

[Section 14(6) inserted by section 2(e) of Act No. 14 of 2010]