South Africa

South Africa: Poster "Don't Vote In Apartheid Elections"

Poster promoting electoral disobedience during the Apartheid times

South Africa: Info on how to Vote from Overseas (2004)

Istructions on how to vote from overseas by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of South Africa

South Africa: ANC Poster "Peace, Freeedom and the Vote" (1994)

The poster "Peace, Freeedom and the Vote" by the African National Congress (ANC) for the 1994 elections in South AFrica

South Africa: Electoral System Design and Conflict Management in Africa

The paper "Electoral System Design and Conflict Management in Africa" by Andrew Reynolds (1994)

South Africa: Floor-crossing at a glance

A paper by EISA on floor-crossing in South Africa (year unknown)

Floor-Crossing - Constitutional Court of South Africa

 

South Africa - Floor-crossing in the National Assembly

 

South Africa:Elections Regulations and Guidelines (2004)

Regulations relating to party election broadcast, political advertisments, the equitable treatment of political parties by broadcasting licenses and related matters in respect of the 2004 general elections.

South Africa: Electoral Act 73 (1998)

This act is established to regulate elections of the National Assembly, the provincial legislatures and municipal councils; and to provide for related matters.

South Africa:Electoral Commission Act (1996)

Established to make provision for the establishment and composition of an Electoral Commission to manage elections of the country and local legislative bodies and referenda.

South Africa:Electoral Commission Amendment Act (2004)

To amend the Electoral Commission Act, 1996, so as to authorize the President to extend the term of office of member of the Commission.

South Africa:Local Government Municipal Demarcation Act (1998)

To provide for criteria and procedures for the determination of municipal boundaries by an independent authority.

South Africa:Local Government-Municipal Electoral Act (2000)

This act is established to regulate municipal elections; to amend certain laws; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

South Africa:Municipal Structures Act (1998)

To provide for the establishment of municipalities in accordance with the requirements relating to categories and types of municipalities.

South Africa:Municipal Structures Amendment Act (2002)

To amend the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act of 1998.

South Africa:Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act (1997)

To make a funding provision of Political Par ties participating in National and Provincial Legislatures.

South Africa: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996)

Constitution of the Republic of South Africa with Sixteen Amendment Acts.

South Africa: Registration Process (2010)

A Poster showing the registration process cycle in South Africa

Final Report on the 2009 South African National and Provincial Elections, ECF - SADC

Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries (ECF-SADC) Election Observer Mission report on the 2009 South African National and Provincial Elections.

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Regulations on municipal elections broadcasting (2011)

The document contains regulations by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Regulations on municipal elections broadcasting.

South_Africa-_Independent_Election_Commission_-_Strategic_Plan

 

South Africa 2011 Local Government Elections voter education booklet

South Africa 2011 Local Government Elections voter education booklet, developed by Jacana Media, the IEC and EISA.

South Africa: Declaration from 7th Southern Africa Civil Society Forum, (2011).

The declaration from the 7th Southern Africa Civil Society Forum held in South Africa on 8th and 9th August, 2011.

South Africa: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections Observation Report, IRI (1994)

 

South Africa: National and Provincial Elections 12-14 April 2004, EISA Observer Mission Report.

 

South Africa: Final Report, Provincial Elections of 14 April, African Union (2004)

 

South Africa: Observer Mission Report, National and Provincial Elections of 22 April, EISA (2009)

 

South Africa: EISA Election Update One - South Africa 2014 Election Updates

This is a first of a series of 8 Election Updates planned for the 2014 elections. Five will detail the pre-election developments and the remaining three documenting election day and the post-election period.

South Africa: Electoral Act 73 of 1998 (As Amended to 2013)

The electoral law of the Republic of South Africa, amended to 2013

South Africa: Electoral Commission Act of 1996 (as amended to 2006)

Electoral Commission Act of the the Republic of South Africa, as amended to 2004. Outlines the powers, duties, and functions of the Commission, as well as the regulations behind the registration of political parties.

South Africa: Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act 103 of 1997 (Amended to 1998)

Act regarding the public funding of Political Parties, as amended to 1998, of the Republic of South Africa.

South Africa: Constitutional Amendment No. 17 (2013)

17th Amendment of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. The amendment further defines the role of South Africa's Chief Justice.

South Africa: Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Regulations

Media Regulations for Political Campaigns of the Republic of South Africa.

South Africa: Municipal Demarcation Board FAQs

Frequently asked questions page of South Africa's Municipal Demarcation Board, which deals with the countries boundary delimitation issues.

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IEC Election Report: 2009 Elections Report

 

South Africa: Electoral Commission of South Africa

Also known as the Independent Electoral Commission. Home website of South Africa's EMB

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South Africa: Electoral Commission of South Africa -- How to Register and Vote Abroad

Information from the South African EMB website on how to register to vote abroad.

South Africa: Electoral Commission of South Africa -- Party Funding

Rules on funding for the Political Parties of South Africa. EMB website.

South Africa: Elections Debate focusses on poverty (2014)

2014 news article covering political debate on poverty, preceding the 2014 elections

South Africa: Preliminary Statement, National and Provincial Elections, 7 May 2014, EISA (2014)

 

South Africa: EISA Election Update Compendium(2014)

EISA Election updates for the 2014 South African election, detailing and documenting the developments of the pre-election, election day, and post-election period in each of South Africa’s nine provinces.

South Africa: Preliminary statement on the Local Government Elections, EISA (2016)

Final preliminary statement of EISA Election Observation Mission on the 3rd August 2016 local government elections in South Africa.

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Journal of African Elections (JAE),EISA, Volume 15, n°1, June 2016

The Journal of African Elections (JAE) is an accredited, interdisciplinary, biannual publication of research and writing in the human sciences which seeks to promote a scholarly understanding of developments and change in Africa.

South Africa: Preliminary Statement of the Electoral Observation Mission to Local Government Elections (2016)

 

South Africa: Election Observer Mission report, 03 August 2016 local government elections, EISA (2016)

The Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) deployed a regional Election Observation Mission (EOM) to the 3 August 2016 Local Government Elections in South Africa following an invitation by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa. Led by Mr Denis Kadima, the EISA Executive Director, the Mission comprised 14 short-term observers (STOs) drawn from civil society organisations (CSOs) from the African continent.

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Political funding act 6 of 2018

Political Party Funding Bill which determines that all private donations to political parties must be disclosed

South Africa: Preliminary statement of EISA EOM to the Provincial and National elections (2019)

The preliminary statement of the EISA EOM to the 2019 provincial and National elections in South Africa

South Africa: Preliminary statement of the AU EOM to the Provincial and National elections (2019)

Preliminary statement of the African Union EOM to the 2019 Provincial and National elections in South Africa

South Africa: Preliminary statement of ECF-SADC EOM to the Provincial and National elections (2019)

Preliminary statement of the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries (ECF-SADC) to the 2019 provincial and national elections in South Africa

South Africa: Organigram (2019)

This is an organigram of the South Africa EMB structure.

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South Africa: Political parties funding Act (2019)

Political Parties funding Act

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Electoral Amendment Act 1 of 2023

The materials details the electoral amendments which were made in 2023.

Political Party Funding Act 6 of 2019

Political Party Funding Act 6 of 2019