Older Persons Act, 2006
R 385
Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act, 2000 (Act No. 27 of 2000)Chapter 2 : Voters’ Roll and Election Date8. Postponement of elections |
| (1) | The Commission may request the Minister or, in the case of a by-election, the MEC, to postpone the voting day determined for an election if the Commission is satisfied that it is not reasonably possible to conduct a free and fair election on that day. |
| (2) | On receipt of such a request, the Minister by notice in the Government Gazette, or the MEC by notice in the Provincial Gazette, must postpone the voting day for the election to a day determined in the notice, but that day must fall within a period of days of the applicable date mentioned in section 24(2) or 25(3) of the Municipal Structures Act. |
