{"id":202530,"date":"2021-09-20T13:54:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T11:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/candidate-nomination-closes-on-tuesday\/"},"modified":"2021-09-20T13:54:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T11:54:49","slug":"candidate-nomination-closes-on-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/candidate-nomination-closes-on-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate nomination closes on Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202109\/iecbanneronfencesmall1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Political parties and independent candidates intending to contest the Local Government Elections have until tomorrow to submit their nominations and prescribed election deposits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the election timetable, the cut-off date is Tuesday, 21 September 2021 at 17h00.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prescribed election deposits, which are also due tomorrow, are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R3 500 in respect of an election in a metropolitan municipality.<\/li>\n<li>R2 000 in respect of an election in a local municipality with wards.<\/li>\n<li>R1 000 (one thousand rand) in respect of an election in a district municipality and<\/li>\n<li>R1 000 in respect of an election in a single ward for independent candidates and political parties not contesting for proportional representation (PR) election in that municipality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Only registered political parties may contest elections of municipal councils by way of party lists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFailure to make payment for election deposits, to submit a party list, candidate names or sufficient supporters on 21 September 2021 by 17h00 will result in automatic disqualification of the party or independent candidate affected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA party or candidate, who does not comply with the submission of candidates or payment of deposits, will not have an opportunity to remedy the defect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commission will refund to a party any deposit paid if the party is allocated at least a seat or receives 10% of the total number of votes cast in the municipal council it is contesting,\u201d the Electoral Commission said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Parties and independent candidates may submit their documents online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elections.org.za\/\">www.elections.org.za<\/a> or visit a designated local office of the Commission during office hours.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The list of the designated offices is available on the website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Electoral Commission will have until Friday to notify parties of any candidates appearing on multiple party lists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The affected parties will have until 25 September 2021 to decide whether to remove such candidate and order their lists.<\/p>\n<p>The final list of candidates will be certified and published on Wednesday, 29 September 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The elections will be held on 1 November 2021. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Political parties and independent candidates intending to contest the Local Government Elections have until tomorrow to submit their nominations and prescribed election deposits.&nbsp; 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