Independent Candidate Association South Africa NPC v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others (144/23) [2023] ZACC 41 (4 December 2023)

Jurisdiction
South Africa
Citation
Independent Candidate Association South Africa NPC v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others (144/23) [2023] ZACC 41 (4 December 2023)
Media Neutral Citation
[2023] ZACC 41
Hearing date
29 August 2023
Court
Constitutional Court of South Africa
Case number
144/23
Judges
Mhlantla J, Zondo CJ, Maya DCJ, Kollapen J, Mathopo J, Rogers J, Schippers JA, Theron J, Van Zyl AJ
Judgment date
4 December 2023
Language
English
Type
Judgment
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Electoral Amendment Act 1 of 2023 — provision limiting seats that independent candidates can contest in the provincial and national elections does not infringe any of the fundamental rights in Chapter 2 of the Constitution
Right to stand for public office — Right to vote — Right to free and fair elections

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