Saturday, March 19, 2022

#SOUTHAFRICA: Ballot Bill Raises Cost Concerns

[world politics news]

 
South Africa's Constitutional Court found in June 2020 that exclusive party proportional representation could no longer be used and that independent candidates should be allowed to stand for provincial and national elections.

In its judgment, the court gave parliament 24 months to correct the defect in the Electoral Act. The deadline is June.

But the ruling African National Congress Party has raised concerns about the bill currently before the National Assembly to solve the problem, which they say would make the paper ballots extremely long and expensive to produce.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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