dignity and nothing else. Therefore, assistance provided to the First Respondent in terms of this provision may only be for that purpose and not for any other purpose. The delegation of logistical or other functions that are directly related to the discharge of the First Respondent’s mandate to administer the elections cannot be said to be directed at protecting the First Respondent’s independence, integrity or dignity. If anything, the involvement of other organs of State in administering of the elections, outside of the provisions that specifically provide for how that may be done, would have the opposite effect of undermining the First Respondent’s independence, integrity and dignity. Therefore, I aver that section 10A(3) cannot be used as a legal mechanism by which the First Respondent can delegate its logistical responsibilities or any of its functions of administering the election to other organs of State. Any such delegation of the First Respondent’s mandate to administer the election or secondment of employees of the State to assist the First Respondent with the discharge of its mandate must be done in terms of the provisions of the Electoral Act that explicitly provide for that. 55. Therefore, the Applicants will move for a declaratory order that the First Respondent may not delegate any of its functions regarding 25

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