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.