What are you voting for?
The final candidate lists for the 2014 National and Provincial Elections are published on www.elections.org.za
May 7 will give registered voters the opportunity to vote in the national and provincial elections that takes place every five years.
Voters vote for a political party, not for individuals.
The political party then gets a share of seats in parliament in direct proportion to the number of votes it got in the election.
The party then decides on the members who will fill the seats it has won.
The national government makes and carries out laws and policies for the whole country while provincial government makes and carries out laws and policies that affect the province only
Managing the candidate nomination process is the responsibility of the Electoral Commission, which in accordance with the Electoral Act ensures an efficient candidate nomination process.
The final candidate lists for the 2014 National and Provincial Elections were published on www.elections.org.za on April 22 after they went through the prescribed procedures.
The Independent Electoral Cmmission (IEC) originally received 45 objections on candidate lists submitted by the African Christian Democratic Party, ANC, Agang SA, Congress of the People (Cope) , DA, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), United Democratic Party (UDM), National Freedom Party (NFP) and Ximoko Party.
Of these objections, the Electoral Commission upheld only one against a candidate who was convicted of an offence and sentenced to more than 12 months imprisonment without the option of a fine. This disqualification ends five years after the sentence has been completed, which would have been after the elections.
Information: www.elections.org.za
