STAATSKOERANT, 16 FEBRUARIE 2009 No.
The Electoral Commission hereby gives notice that it has in terms of section 20 of the Electoral Act, 1998, compiled the election timetable set out below to apply to the election of the National Assembly that will be held on 22 April 2009 (A reference to 'section' in this election timetable is a reference to that section of the Electoral Act, 1998 and a reference to "regulation" is a reference to that regulation in the Election Regulations, 2004.
1 An act required in terms of the Electoral Act, 1998 and the Election Regulations, 2004, to be performed by not later than a date stated in the election timetable must be performed before 17:00 on that date.
Notice that list of addresses of voting stations is available for inspection.
2 The Chief Electoral Officer must give notice by 20 February 2009 that from the date of the notice until the voting day copies of a list containing the addresses of all voting stations will be available for inspection.
3 The Chief Electoral Officer must give notice by 20 February 2009 of the route, including the locations and estimated times of stopping of each mobile voting station.
4 By 20 February 2009, the Chief Electoral Officer must publish the voters' roll or the segments of the voters' roll to be used in this election in terms of section 24(2).
5 Registered parties that intend to contest this election must nominate and submit a list of their candidates for the election to the chief electoral officer in the prescribed manner by 2 March 2009 at 17hOO.
6 (1) The chief electoral officer must notify a registered party that has submitted a list of candidates in terms of section 27 but has not fully complied with that section, of that non-compliance by 6 March 2009.
If the notified party takes the opportunity to comply with section 27, that party must do so by 10 March 2009.
Cut-off date for objections to a candidate 8 Any person, including the chief electoral officer, may object to a candidate to the Commission in the prescribed manner by 18 March 2009. Decision of objections to a candidate 9 The Commission must decide an objection under section 30, and must notify the objector and the registered party that nominated the candidate of the decision in the prescribed manner by 23 March 2009.
10 The objector or the registered party who nominated the candidate may appeal against a decision of the Commission made in terms of section 30(3) to the Electoral Court in the prescribed manner by 26 March 2009.
11 The Electoral Court must consider and decide an appeal brought under section 304} and notify the parties to the appeal, and the chief electoral officer, of the decision in the prescribed manner by 31 March 2009.
STAATSKOERANT, 16 FEBRUARIE 2009 NO.31906 a) Must give effect to a decision of the Commission in terms of section 30(3) or a decision of the Electoral Court in terms of section 30(5); and b) Must compile a list of the registered parties entitled to contest the election and the final list of candidates for each of those parties.
13 By 7 April 2009, the chief electoral officer must issue in the prescribed manner to each candidate on a final list of candidates a certificate stating that the person is a candidate in this election.
14 A person who wants to apply to the municipal electoral officer for a special vote in terms of section 33 (1) (a) read with regulation 7 and 8, may do so by 14 April 2009.
15 A person who wants to apply and cast a special vote at a foreign mission in terms of section 33 (1) (b) or (e), read with regulation 9 and 11. may do so on 15 April 2009 during office hours of that mission.
Presiding Officer for visitation by voting officers to cast a special vote in terms of section 33 (1) (a) read with regulation 7. may do so on 20 April 2009 between 09hOO and 17hOO.
17 A person who has applied for a special vote in terms of section 33 (1) (a) may be visited by voting officers on 20 April 2009 or 21 Aprif 2009.
Application for casting of special votes at the Office of the Presiding Officer.
18 A person who wants to apply for and cast a special vote at the Office of the Presiding Officer in terms of section 33 (1) (c), (d) or (e) read with regulation 7, 10 and 13, may do so on 20 April 2009 or 21 April 2009 between 9hOO and 17hOO.