South Africa: DA Files Legal Papers to Oppose ANC's Late Candidate Submission Case - Deadlines Are Deadlines!
The DA says late acceptance would prejudice parties that met IEC rules and would change election requirements after the deadline.
- The Democratic Alliance has asked the Electoral Court to block The ANC's attempt to overturn the Electoral Commission decision rejecting candidate lists in six municipalities after The ANC failed to meet the submission deadline.
- Arguing that candidates were captured before the deadline, The ANC claims technical glitches prevented administrators from clicking "submit as final," yet The Democratic Alliance notes The ANC successfully completed this step in 251 other municipalities.
- Werner Horn, The Democratic Alliance spokesperson, stated allowing late submissions would violate "the right to free and fair elections." He emphasized courts require "rigid adherence" to deadlines; The Democratic Alliance submitted candidates in all 257 municipalities on time.
- If the appeal fails, The ANC will not appear on the ballot in affected municipalities including Mangaung and Port Johns. The Democratic Alliance also raised a procedural objection, arguing The ANC took the wrong legal route.
- Because the system distinguishes between capturing and submitting, The Democratic Alliance argues there is no discretion to permit late filings, describing The ANC as the "author of its own misfortune" for delaying submissions until the last minute.
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South Africa: DA Files Legal Papers to Oppose ANC's Late Candidate Submission Case - Deadlines Are Deadlines!
Press Release - The Democratic Alliance has filed papers before the Electoral Court for leave to intervene in the ANC's attempt to field candidates in six municipalities after failing to submit its candidate lists by the deadline.
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The ANC and the DA, the two largest parties in the Government of National Unity, are set to square off in court over the bungled submission of ANC candidate lists in six municipalities, with the DA declaring that no party should receive special treatment for failing to meet an election deadline.
DA to oppose ANC’s late candidate submission bid
The DA has filed papers in the Electoral Court seeking leave to intervene in the ANC’s bid to have its candidates accepted in six municipalities for the November local government elections. The DA says the ANC missed the deadline to submit its candidate lists and that allowing it to participate would undermine the rules that applied equally to all political parties. The party was required to submit its candidate lists by […]
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