[subsection (1) substitution by No. 18 of Act No. 34 of 2003 Government Gazette 25687]
| (1A) |
The Commission may establish a mobile voting station only if— |
| (a) |
the voting district is a large and sparsely populated area and it is necessary to assist voters who would otherwise have to travel long distances to reach the voting station; or |
| (b) |
the mobile voting station is necessary for use at prison. |
[subsection (1A) insertion by No. 18 of Act No. 34 of 2003 Government Gazette 25687]
| (2) |
When determining the location of a voting station, the Commission may take into account any factor that could affect the free, fair and orderly conduct of elections, including— |
| (a) |
the number and distribution of eligible voters in that voting district; |
| (b) |
the availability of suitable venues for a voting station; |
| (c) |
the distance to be travelled to reach those venues; |
| (d) |
access routes to those venues; |
| (e) |
the availability of transport to those venues; |
| (f) |
traffic density at or near those venues; |
| (g) |
parking facilities at or near those venues; |
| (h) |
telecommunications facilities at those venues; |
| (i) |
general facilities at those venues; |
| (j) |
the safety and convenience of voters; |
| (k) |
any geographical or physical feature that may impede access to or at those venues; and |
| (l) |
the ease with which those venues could be secured. |
| (3) |
Before determining the location of a voting station, the Commission may consult on the proposed location of that voting station with— |
| (a) |
the municipal party liaison committee for the municipality within which that voting station will fall; or |
| (b) |
if no municipal party liaison committee has been established in the municipality, the provincial party liaison committee for the province within which the voting station will fall. |
| (4) |
By not later than the relevant date stated in the election timetable, the chief electoral officer must give notice that copies of a list containing the address of each voting station will be available for inspection. |
[subsection (5) deletion by No. 18 of Act No. 34 of 2003 Government Gazette 25687]
| (6) |
Upon application by a person to the office of the Commission's local representative and upon payment of the prescribed amount, the Commission must furnish such a person with a certified copy of the list. |
[subsection (6) insertion by No. 18 of Act No. 34 of 2003 Government Gazette 25687]
Statistics Act, 1999
