§ Electoral Act s. 87Undue influence

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( 1) No person maycompel or unlawfully persuade any person(i) to register or not to register as a voter;
(ii) to vote or not to vote;
(iii) to vote or not to vote for any registered party or candidate;
(iv) to support or not to support any registered party or candidate; or
(v) to attend and participate in, or not to attend and participate in, any political
meeting, march, demonstration or other political event;
interfere with the independence or impartiality of the Commission, any member,
employee or officer of the Commission, or the chief electoral officer;
prejudice any person because of any past, present or anticipated performance of
a function in terms of this Act;
advantage, or promise to advantage, a person in exchange for that person not
performing a function in terms of this Act;
prevent any of the following persons from gaining reasonable access to voters,
whether in a public or private place:
(i) Any representative of a registered party or of a candidate;
(ii) any candidate in an election;
(iii) any member, employee or officer of the Commission;
(iv) the chief electoral officer;
(v) any person appointed by an accredited observer; or
(vi) any person accredited to provide voter education; or
unlawfully prevent the holding of any political meeting, march, demonstration
or other political event.
(2) Subject to this Act, no person may prevent anyone from exercising a right conc
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STATUTES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA-ELECTIONS
Electoral Act, No. 73 of 1998
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SS. 87
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(3) No person, knowing that another person is not entitled to be registered as a voter,
may-
(a) persuade that other person that that other person is entitled tobe registered as a
voter; or
(b)
represent to anyone else that that other person is entitled to be registered as a
voter.
(4) No person, knowing that another person is not entitled to vote, may-
(a) assist, compel or persuade that other person to vote; or
(6)
represent to anyone else that that other person is entitled to vote.

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