The Electoral Commission welcomes the ruling by the
Constitutional Court granting an extension to November 2019 for the Electoral
Commission to update the voters’ roll with addresses for all voters.
The ruling provides certainty on the status of the
voters’ roll and especially those voters without addresses ahead of next year’s
national and provincial elections.
Today’s judgement will greatly assist the
Electoral Commission in ensuring the elections are free and fair.
The Electoral Commission remains committed to
meeting the conditions set by the Constitutional Court including that voters
without addresses provide their address prior to voting as well as periodical
reporting.
The Electoral Commission hopes the ruling will
provide additional impetus and encouragement to all voters to come forward to
provide and update their address details during the 26–27 January 2019 final
registration weekend and other opportunities during the upcoming election
period.
The Click, Check and Confirm portal on the website (www.elections.org.za/MyIEC) is
available for voters to furnish their addresses ahead of the registration
weekend.
The Electoral Commission remains committed to
meeting its Constitutional obligations in maintaining a voters’ roll that is
accurate, up-to-date and inclusive of as many eligible voters as possible and
calls on all stakeholders including political parties, voters, civil society
and others to work together in achieving this objective.
ISSUED BY THE ELECTORAL
COMMISSION
Ensuring free and fair
elections
Centurion
22 November 2018
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