Parliament to request yet another electoral bill deadline extension
Parliament's home affairs portfolio committee is to ask the National Assembly to request yet another extension to finalise the contentious electoral amendment bill.
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Parliament's home affairs portfolio committee is to ask the National Assembly to request yet another extension to finalise the contentious electoral amendment bill.
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The National Council of Provinces' Select Committee on Security and Justice on Friday morning adopted the Electoral Amendment Bill with changes from the version of the bill passed by the National Assembly just more than a month ago.
On Thursday, Parliament’s legal unit warned that next month’s deadline may not be met, should the latest amendments require public input.
The proposed independent panel to investigate whether electoral reforms are necessary and possible options could begin its work as early as April 2023.