§ Electoral Act s. 8Registration

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(1) If satisfied that aperson’sapplicationforregistration
complies
with this Act, the chief electoral officer must register that person as a voter
by making the
requisite entries in thevoters’ roll.
(2) The chiefelectoral officer may not register a person as a voter if that person( a ) has applied for registrationfraudulently or otherwisethan in the prescribed
manner;
( b ) is notaSouth African citizen;
(c) has been declared by the High Court to be of unsound mind or mentally disordered;
(6) is detained under the Mental Health Act, 1973 (Act No. 18 of 1973); or
( e ) is not ordinarily resident in the voting district for which that person has applied
for registration.
(3) A person’s name may not be entered in the voters’ roll for more than one voting
district.

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