Status
Draft Bill
Parliamentary Documents
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-23 | Briefing Paper | Electoral Laws Amendment Bill [B22-2020]: State Law Adviser |
| 2020-10-23 | Briefing Paper | Electoral Laws Amendment Bill [B22-2020]: Parliamentary Legal Services |
| 2020-11-10 | Official Document | Hearings on the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill [B22-2020]: Summary and Questions |
| 2020-11-10 | Press Statement | Home Affairs Committee to Invite IEC to Respond to Public Comments |
| 2020-11-17 | Briefing Paper | Hearings on the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill [B22-2020]: Summary of Submissions |
| 2020-11-24 | Press Statement | Home Affairs Committee Calls for Reconsideration of Clause 14 and 21 of Electoral Laws Amendment Bill |
| 2020-12-01 | Committee Report | Report of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill [B22-2020], dated 1 December 2020 |
Further Information
Sabinet Monitoring Articles
| Electoral Laws Amendment Bill Tabled | SabinetLaw | 2020-09-25 |
| Electoral Laws Amendment Bill Heading for Parliament | SabinetLaw | 2020-09-09 |
| Draft Electoral Laws Amendment Bill on the Cards | SabinetLaw | 2018-12-13 |
News Articles
| Advocacy comment: Proposed electoral law rolls back voting transparency — for no clear gain | amaBhungane | 2021-02-02 |
| Proposed electoral laws bill rolls back voting transparency – at a potential threat to democracy | Daily Maverick | 2021-02-02 |
| NA passes Electoral Laws Amendment Bill | SabinetLaw | 2020-12-07 |
| MPs pass Electoral Laws Amendment Bill ahead of 2021 municipal polls | Eyewitness News | 2020-12-04 |
| Victory on election law shows value of civil society collaboration – IRR | Politicsweb | 2020-12-03 |
| Electoral Laws Amendment Bill not intended to introduce an electronic voting system, says IEC | Daily Maverick | 2020-11-19 |
| IEC proposes amendment to electoral bill | Business Day | 2020-11-17 |
| Electronic voting proposed in electoral law changes | IOL | 2020-09-08 |
| New bill could allow individuals to stand for elections in South Africa | Business Tech | 2018-12-18 |
| Cope's Lekota to introduce bill to allow independents to run for Parliament | Polity | 2018-12-13 |
| Bill paves way for independent candidates in 2019 election | Gateway News | 2018-12-12 |
Opinion Pieces
| Information Regulator supports electoral law amendments | SA News.gov.za | 2021-02-10 |
| IRR welcomes removal of e-voting clauses from the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill | SABC News | 2020-12-06 |
| Beware use of ‘salami tactics’ to attain e-voting – IRR | Politicsweb | 2020-11-24 |
| Warning: Proposed changes to SA voting methods could open door to electoral fraud – expert | BizNews | 2020-11-16 |
| Scrap e-voting from the electoral bill – IRR | Politicsweb | 2020-11-11 |
Speeches and Statements (Non parliamentary)
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