ELECTORAL ACT
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“registered”, in relation to a voter, means registered in terms of Part V for the purpose of
voting at an election;
“Registrar-General of Voters” …
[Definition repealed by Part VI of Schedule to Act No. 3 of 2016]
“registration office” means any office of the Commission established by it for the
registration of voters;
[Definition substituted by Part VI of Schedule to Act No. 3 of 2016 and by s. 2 of Act No. 6 of 2018]
“responsible authority” means, in relation to—
(a) a council, the town clerk or chief executive officer of the local government body
concerned, or any person acting in that capacity, as the case may be;
(b) a statutory body, the board or other body responsible for the governance of the
statutory body concerned, or, if that board or body is not appointed at the time
anything is required to be done by it under this Act, the chief executive officer of
that statutory body by whatever name he or she may be styled;
[Definition inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007]
“roving political party election agent” means a roving political party election agent
appointed in terms of section 93A;
[Definition inserted by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014]
“runoff presidential election” means a second presidential election held in the
circumstances specified in section 110(3)(f)(iii);
[Definition inserted by s. 3 of Act No. 3 of 2012]
“Service Commissions” …
[Definition repealed by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007]
“Speaker’’ means the Speaker of the National Assembly;
[Definition substituted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007 and amended by s. 48 of Act No. 6 of 2014]
“special ballot paper” …
[Definition repealed by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014]
“special polling station” …
[Definition repealed by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014]
“special vote” …
[Definition repealed by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014]
“statutory body” means—
(a) any Commission established by the Constitution;
(b) any body corporate established directly by or under any Act of Parliament for
special purposes specified in that Act, the membership of which consists wholly
or mainly of persons appointed by the President, a Vice-President, a Minister, any
other statutory body or by a Commission established by the Constitution;
[Definition inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007]
“voter” in relation to an election to the office of President or to Parliament or to a
governing body of a local authority, means a person entitled to vote at that election by
virtue of being registered as a voter;
[Definition substituted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007]
“voters registration certificate” means a certificate of registration as a voter issued in terms
of section 26;
[Definition amended by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007]
“voter registration officer” means a person who is appointed in terms of section 19(1) to be
a voter registration officer, and includes any person assisting the Commission in that
capacity;
[Definition inserted by Part VI of Schedule to Act No. 3 of 2016]
“voters roll” means (unless expressly otherwise specified) the voters roll for any ward;
[Definition substituted by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014]
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