§ Electoral Act s. 1Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates“agent” means a person appointed in terms of section 5 8 ;
“chief electoral officer” means the person appointed in terms of section 12 (1) of the
Electoral Commission Act and includes any person designated to act in that capacity in
terms of section 12 ( 3 ) of that Act;
“Code” means aCodeissuedbytheCommission
Electoral Code of Conduct;
under section99,
and includesthe
“Commission” means the Electoral Commission, established by section 3 of the Electoral
Commission Act;
“counter” means a person appointed in terms of section 78;
“counting officer” means a person appointed in terms of section 76;
“election” means( a ) an election of theNational Assembly;
( b ) an election of a provincial legislature; or
(c)
an election of a municipal council or a by-election for a municipal council;
“election timetable” means a timetable for an election published by the Commission
terms of section 20;
in
“Electoral Code of Conduct” means the Code contained in Schedule 2;
“Electoral Commission Act” means the Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (Acr No. 5 1 of
1996);
“Electoral Court” means the Court established by section
sion Act;
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“identity document” means an identity document issued after 1 July 1986, in temx of
section 8 of the Identification Act, 1986 (Act No. 72 of 1986), or a temporary identity certificate issued in terms of the Identification Act, 1997 (Act No. 68 of 1997);
“list of candidates” means the list of candidates referred to in section 27;
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“municipal council” means a municipal council referred to in Chapter 7 of the Constitw
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“officer” means(a)
presiding
a
officer;
(b)
a votingofficer;
(c)
a counting officer;
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a counter;
or any natural personappointed in terms of section 80;
“party liaison committee” means a committee established in terms of the Regulations on
Party Liaison Committees published in terms of the Electoral Commission Act;
“political office”, in relation to a registered party, means any office in the party to which
a representative of the party is elected or nominated, whether involving remuneration or not,
or any other paid office in the party to which a person is appointed;
“prescribe” means prescribe by regulation in terms of section 100 and “prescribed” has
a corresponding meaning;
“prescribed manner” includes any prescribed requirement as to time, process or fornm;
“presiding officer” means a person appointed in terms of section 7 2 ;
“registered party” means aparty
Commission Act;
registered interms
of section 15 of the Electoral
“security services” means the services as defmed in section 199 of the Constitution;
“serve” means to send byregistered post, telegram, telex or telefax or to deliver by hand;
“this Act” includes any regulations made in terms of section 100;
“voter” means a South African citizen(a)
who is 18 years old or older;and
(b)
whose name appears on thevoters’roll;
“voters’ roll” means the national common voters’ roll compiled in terms of section 5;
“voting district” means a voting district established in terms of section 60;
“voting officer” means a person appointed in terms of section 74;
“voting station” means any voting station established in terms of section 64.