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

Chapter 5 : Voting

48. Assistance to certain voters

 

(1) A person, other than the presiding officer or a voting officer, may assist o vote in voting, but only if—
(a) the voter requires assistance due to physical disability, including blindness or other visual impairment;

[Section 48(1)(a) substituted by section 7(a) of Act No. 14 of 2010]

(b) the voter has requested to be assisted by that person; and
(c) the presiding officer is satisfied that the person rendering assistance is—
(i) at least 18 years old; and
(ii) not an agent or a candidate.

 

(2) The presiding officer or a voting officer, at the request of a voter referred to in subsection (1) or a voter who is unable to read,  must assist that voter in voting and provide such assistance in the presence of—

[Words preceding section 48(2)(a) substituted by section 7(b) of Act No. 14 of 2010]

(a) a person appointed by an accredited observer, if available; and
(b) two agents appointed by different parties or candidates, if available.

 

(3) In applying this section, the secrecy of voting contemplated in section 47(6)(b) must be preserved as far as possible.

 

 


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