This report looks into public participation in the Electoral Amendment Bill process. On 10 January 2022, the Minister of Home Affairs introduced the Electoral Amendment Bill in Parliament. The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Electoral Act 73 of 1998 to allow for independent candidates to contest for seats in the national Assembly and provincial legislatures as individuals following the Constitutional Court judgement in New Nation Movement NPC & others v President of the Republic of South Africa & others [2020] ZACC 11. The introduction of the Bill started the Electoral Amendment Bill process.
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