South Africa: Electoral legislation
Updated October 2001
The 1999 and subsequent elections
The relevant legal framework for the 1999 (and subsequent) elections were provided by:
- Constitutional provisions (the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996), pertaining to the election of the National Assembly.
- Electoral Act, 73 of 1998.
- Electoral Commission Act, 51 of 1996.
- Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act, 103 of 1997.
Electoral regulations
IEC 2008 "Legislation", [www] http://www.elections.org.za/legislation.asp [opens new window] (accessed 18 Feb 2009).
The 1994 elections
The three statutes relevant to South Africa's transition to democracy, which provided the statutory context of the 1994 elections, were:
- The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 200 of 1993.
- The Electoral Act, 202 of 1993.
- The Independent Electoral Commission Act, 150 of 1993.