The independence of the IEC is explicitly guaranteed in both the Constitution and the Electoral Act, and it is accountable to the Constitution and the law. [...] The cases included the challenge of the candidacy of former president Jacob Zuma and the choice of name and logo of the MK party. [...] The high number of court cases, the expeditious manner in which they were settled, and the acceptance of the parties to respect the court rulings are testament to a matured constitutional democracy in South Africa and respect for the rule of law. [...] According to the IEC’s 2024 elections calendar, the submission of the candidate lists marked the completion of the nomination process and paved the way for the printing of the ballot papers and finalisation of the Polling Procedures Manual. [...] The Mission further noted that due to the introduction of the third ballot and the increased number of voters for the 2024 elections, exerted pressure on the voting process and election officials making it difficult to process voters during the stipulated time.
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Table of Contents
- AFRICAN UNION ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO THE 1
- 29 MAY 2024 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN THE 1
- REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1
- FINAL REPORT 1
- JUNE 2024 1
- TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
- ABBREVIATIONS 3
- 1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4
- 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5
- Findings 5
- Recommendations 8
- 3. INTRODUCTION 8
- 4. PRE-ELECTION OBSERVATIONS 10
- 4.1 Political Context of the Elections 10
- 4.2 Legal Framework 11
- 4.3 Electoral System 12
- 4.4 Election Management 13
- 4.5 Voter Registration 14
- Fig 1 Voter Registration per Province 15
- Fig 2 Registered Voters - 2014-2024 16
- 4.6 Civic and Voter Education 16
- 4.7 Election Dispute Resolution Mechanisms 17
- 4.8 Political Parties and Candidates Nominations 17
- 4.9 Electoral Campaigns 19
- 4.10 Gender Equality and Social Inclusion 20
- Participation of Women 20
- Youth Participation 21
- Participation of People with Disabilities 21
- 4.11 The Media Environment 22
- 4.12 Elections Security 23
- 4.13 Civil Society Participation 24
- 5. SPECIAL VOTING AND ELECTION DAY OBSERVATIONS 25
- 5.1 Special Voting 25
- 5.2 Mobile Voting 25
- 5.3 Election Day Observation 29 May 2024 26
- Opening and Voting 26
- Closing and Counting 28
- 6. POST-ELECTION OBSERVATION 29
- 6.1 Tabulation and Tallying 29
- Fig 3 Overview of the Results Process 29
- Source IEC Presentation to AUEOM Observers and Head of Mission 29
- 6.2 Voter Turnout 31
- 6.3 Declaration of Results 31
- Fig 4 List of Parties that Won National Assembly Seats Out of 400 seats 31
- Fig 5 Graph of the Results 32
- 7. BEST PRACTICES 33
- 8. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 34
- 8.1 Conclusion 34
- 8.2 Recommendations 34
- The Government and Parliament should 34
- The Independent Electoral Commission should 34
- Political Parties should 35
- ANNEX Deployment Map 36
