Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
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Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)Chapter 3 : Proclamation of and Preparations for ElectionsPart 5 : Special votes and declaration votes33A. Special votes in election for provincial legislatures |
| (1) | In an election for a provincial legislature, the Commission must allow a person to apply for and cast a special vote, prior to election day, if that person cannot vote at a voting station in the voting district in which he or she is registered, due to his or her— |
| (a) | physical infirmity or disability, or pregnancy; |
| (c) | being on duty as a member of the security services in connection with the election. |
| (2) | In an election for a provincial legislature, the Commission must allow a person to apply for and cast a special vote, prior to election day, in the voting district in which that person is registered, if that person cannot vote in that voting district on election day, due to his or her intended absence from that voting district on election day. |
| (3) | The Commission must prescribe— |
| (a) | the procedure for applying for special votes in an election for a provincial legislature; and |
| (b) | the procedure, consistent in principle with Chapter 4, for the casting and counting of special votes. |
[Section 33A insertion by No. 7 of Act No. 18 of 2013 Government Gazette 37069]
