{"id":40629,"date":"2025-11-04T11:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=40629"},"modified":"2025-11-04T11:25:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:25:01","slug":"iec-proposes-amendments-to-electoral-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/04\/iec-proposes-amendments-to-electoral-act\/","title":{"rendered":"IEC proposes amendments to Electoral Act &#8211; SABC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Electoral Commission of South Africa is proposing a number of amendments to the Electoral Act ahead of the Local Government elections scheduled between November 2026 and January 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Masego Shiburi says that the primary subject of the proposed amendments relates to Section 15 of the Electoral Act, which currently allows objections to the voters\u2019 roll at any stage.<\/p>\n<p>He briefed the media on its preparations ahead of the polls at the commission\u2019s headquarters in Midrand, Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>Shiburi says, \u201cOne is to make it clear that objections are only competent against the provisionally compiled voters\u2019 role. 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