( 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 2 1-. L1-f.. A ?.& L C l l C U u y LIII> A L L . STATUTES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA-ELECTIONS Electoral Act, No. 73 of 1998 ss. 87 - 90 SS. 87 - 90 (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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