Section 24(A) of the Independent Electoral Commission threatens exclusion to registered voters during the 2024 National, Provincial and Regional election in
Section 24 of the Independent Electoral Commission threatens exclusion to registered voters during the 2024 National, Provincial and Regional election in South Africa who may have to migrate from one place to another for unavoidable reasons and may compromise the right to franchise.
The Independent Electoral Commission still has time in the remaining couple of hours to resolve this question by lifting section 24 provision to enable migrating registered voters to vote wherever they are as long as they are able to produce proof of registration at their local registration. The problem is that most citizens may not even be aware of the provision, particularly citizens who reside in remote areas in the villages, semi-rural townships and informal settlements amongst others. This is a risk to exclude the most marginalised of our citizens in the country who are at the receiving end of already proclaimed failures and challenges of our democracy in the last 30 years.
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