The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) welcomed the Constitutional Court judgment that the local government elections will go ahead on 3 August, despite reports in the media that the IEC had acted unlawfully by letting people vote whose addresses were not properly recorded.
“This will allow 26,3 million registered voters to participate in the elections,” IEC spokesperson, Kate Bapela, said.
We are grateful for the Constitutional Court’s expeditious ruling on this very complex legal issue. The fact that there was a majority and two minority judgments shows the complexity of this matter. Even Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng noted that this was an extraordinary case which required an extraordinary solution,” she said.
This judgement came as clarity for the IEC, political parties, candidates and election officials to “prepare for the 2016 municipal elections”.
Many have voiced their opinion on the court ruling on Twitter:
#Election2016: #ConCourt ruling a victory for voters and a wake-up call for IEC – @MoriartyGPDAhttps://t.co/pgx6hf3qOy
— Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) June 14, 2016
The IEC out here doing unlawful things. No wonder these clowns are refusing to pay me
— Victor Dlamini (@victordlamini) June 14, 2016
“The Electoral Commission is already working on a programme of action to rectify any inaccuracies and omissions of address details within the voters’ roll. Further details of this programme will be announced in due course,” Bapela said.
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