ACT is one of three political parties at the Constitutional Court fighting their exclusion from the 29 May polls.
JOHANNESBURG - Ace Magashule’s African Congress for Transformation wants the courts to grant it a grace period to submit outstanding documents to contest the upcoming general elections.But the ACT claims it was unable to meet the deadline as a result of glitches with the Electoral Commission 's registration portal.Three political parties are at the Constitutional Court, fighting their exclusion from the 29 May polls.
Unlike the Labour Party of South Africa, ACT’s lawyer, Advocate Gregory Amm, said the party did not want a complete review of the electoral timetable."We’ve come here to this court and we are asking for relief to allow their voices to be heard and for them to be on the ballot list." Some of the Constitutional Court judges presiding over the matter have warned that this could open the floodgates for other parties to bring similar applications to the courts as elections draw closer.| Adv Gregory Amm says the party wants a 2 hour grace period to submit outstanding documents.
ACT is on the national ballot and some regions but it was unable to meet the deadline for other regions.
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