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Commission shall remove the duplicate or multiple
names of the voter so that the name of that voter
appears only once, and on the appropriate polling
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station voters' roll.’
voters' rolls makes this development welcome. It is
imperative that the ZEC removes all duplicates on
the voters' roll and keep a clean voters' roll which is
accessible. However, 'the stipulation that no notice
has to be given is contrary to the tenets of
administrative justice as a voter should have the
opportunity to make representations before his/her
name is removed from the roll, and not after. Though
there is an option of appealing to a designated
magistrate of the province, depending on timing it
may be too late to get the name enlisted back on the
voters' roll6.
The Act further states that no notice is required to be
given of the Commission's action before or after
removing any duplicate or multiple names of any
voter. Section 35 states that if a voter is aggrieved
by the removal from the Act, they can appeal against
the decision to a designated magistrate in their
province. The history of duplicates with previous
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Section 32 of the Electoral Act 2:13
Analysis of the Electoral Amendment act of 28 may 2018 and Outstanding Reforms ahead of the 30 July 2018 elections'
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FINAL REPORT OF THE 2018 VOTERS' ROLL AUDIT