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Electoral Matters Amendment Bill

Now law

Home Affairs

Published 13 December 2023

This is now law

Electoral Matters Amendment Act – Act No 14 of 2024

Signed 4 May 2024In effect from 8 May 2024

Summarising the final law…

Official document

Act 14 of 2024

How this bill concluded

Introduced in Parliament
In committee
Before the National Assembly

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Before the NCOP

With the President

Now law

In effect

3 March 2026 · Home Affairs
Marriage Bill: public hearings report; Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: IEC briefing; with Deputy Minister
8 May 2024
Act comes into effect on this date GG 50628
3 May 2024
Bill assented to and signed by the President and becomes Act No 14 of 2024
26 March 2024
Bill passed by both Houses and sent to President for assent
26 March 2024
NCOP: Unrevised Hansard
20 March 2024 · NCOP Security and Justice
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: adoption
19 March 2024 · NCOP Security and Justice
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: deliberations (with Deputy Minister)
15 March 2024 · NCOP Security and Justice
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: deliberations (with Deputy Minister)
13 March 2024 · NCOP Security and Justice
IPID A/B: adoption; Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: Content Advisor & PLS briefing (with Deputy Ministers)
12 March 2024
NA: Unrevised Hansard
12 March 2024
Bill passed by the National Assembly and transmitted to the NCOP for concurrence
12 March 2024
NA: Unrevised Hansard
1 March 2024 · Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: adoption
22 February 2024 · Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: deliberations & adoption of A-list
20 February 2024 · Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: IEC briefing on Section 24A
19 February 2024 · Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: Content Advisor briefing on proposed amendments & deliberations
14 February 2024 · Home Affairs
Electoral Matters A/B: further DHA response to public submissions & deliberations (with Minister)
9 February 2024 · Home Affairs
Electoral Matters A/B: DHA, IEC, DCDT & Parliamentary Legal Advisors response to public submissions (with Minister)
6 February 2024 · Home Affairs
Electoral Matters A/B: joint public hearings; Marriage Bill: update; Constitutional Court Order on the Wyngaard matter
12 December 2023 · Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: DHA briefing (with Deputy Minister)
7 December 2023
Bill introduced in the National Assembly

Source: parliamentary records via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group.

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