Electoral Court grants postponement of by-elections

THE Electoral Court has authorised the postponement of by-elections scheduled to be held during March 2021 due to continued Covid-19 level 3 lockdown restrictions which prohibit political activities.

This comes after the Electoral Commission (IEC) approached the Electoral Court for approval to extend the period within which the by-elections scheduled to be held on 3 March 2021 and 31 March 2021, to a date not beyond 120 days from the date of the Court Order.

The postponement of by-elections brings the number to 24 ward by-elections, including ward 110, which have been postponed since the start of 2021 due to second Covid-19 wave and its associated restrictions.

Original story: IEC seeks to postpone by-elections

The Electoral Court on 4 February 2021 authorised the postponement of the by-elections scheduled between 20 January and 17 February 2021.

The by-elections, which were scheduled to take place on 3 March and 31 March 2021 in Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo, have also been postponed.

“All by-elections have now been rescheduled for 19 May 2021 along with those by-elections which had previously been postponed,” the Electoral Commission said in a statement on Tuesday.

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