Magashule’s ACT holds strong on ballot after ConCourt ruling

Ace Magashule’s ACT still on the ballot despite ConCourt dismissal. Image: Screenshot via Newzroom Afrika.

They attributed their disqualification to technical issues with the IEC’s digital submission platform. He explained that the request for direct access focused on malfunctioning the IEC’s online submission system, which resulted in many parties needing help uploading their documents, as Section 27 of the Electoral Act required.

Advocate Chris Loxton contends that according to the Independent Electoral Commission itself, only 65% of parties successfully uploaded their documents by the stipulated date of 8 March, as outlined in the election timetable, by Section 27 of the Electoral Act., three political parties contest the eligibility criteria the Independent Electoral Commission set for the 2024 election.

“There are frequent references to a handful or a very small minority of parties who were unable to upload their documents in time, that the vast majority of those who were required to do so did so successfully. That’s just untrue. 35% failure rate is not a small minority and a 65% is not a vast majority. What it indicates is that despite glowing reports from the service provider who said their system was working well and the argument that if some could do it, all could do it.

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