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

Chapter 2 : Voters’ Roll and Election Date

9. Postponement of voting at voting station

 

(1) If the Commission is satisfied that it is not reasonably possible to conduct a free and fair election at a voting station on the voting day, the Commission may, before voting commences at the voting station, postpone voting at that voting station to a day determined by the Commission, but that day must fall within a period of 90 days of the applicable date mentioned in section 24(2) or 25(3) of the Municipal Structures Act.

 

(2) If the Commission postpones voting at a voting station, it must—
(a) make its decision known in any appropriate way that will ensure sufficient publicity of the postponement and the date determined for voting at that voting station; and
(b) if reasonably possible, prominently display a notice at the voting station for the duration of the original voting day stating that voting has been postponed.

 

 


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