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The Constitutional Court has extended its declaration of invalidity order deadline for the Electoral Act to January 31 to give parliament more time to work on the Electoral Amendment Bill.
The Independent Candidate Association wants the Electoral Amendment Bill declared unconstitutional.
Parliament announced in a statement on Tuesday that it will ask the Constitutional Court to again extend the deadline - this time to 28 February 2023.
The court initially gave Parliament two years to do so, back in June 2020. It’s already been granted one six-month extension to that date, but now says it again needs more time to consult the public on two material changes proposed by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP).
Parliament will approach the Constitutional Court to ask for another extension of the deadline to enact the controversial Electoral Amendment Bill.