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Electoral Reform Consultation Panel Nominees (with Minister); IEC & VFS Oversight Report; Committee Legacy Report
14 May 2024
The Portfolio Committee convened virtually to consider the 9 candidates nominated by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to serve on the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel (ERCP). As per Section 23(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act (EAA), the Minister of the DHA was required to establish a panel to ...
Home Affairs
Briefing by IEC on readiness for National and Provincial Elections 2024; Briefing by Minister on Marriage Bill
19 Mar 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on preparations for the upcoming national and provincial elections. The IEC informed the Committee of their endeavour to strengthen voter education. With great detail, they planned voter education initiatives that would focus on the ...
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Fraudulent Visas and Permits Task Team; GPW data loss: progress reports
5 Mar 2024
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) provided insights into budget allocations for the Multi-disciplinary Task Team (MDTT) and its approach to addressing the Lubisi Report recommendations on the issung of frudulent permist and visas. Government Printing Works (GPW) outlined measures taken to prevent data loss recurrence, highlighting ...
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Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: adoption
1 Mar 2024
After clause-by-clause deliberations, the Committee considered and adopted both the A list and B versions of the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill.
Following a resolution from the National Assembly, the Bill gives the President the power to make or amend Regulations in relation to the Political Party Funding Act.
The accompanying ...
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Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: IEC briefing on Section 24A
20 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs received a briefing from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on two key issues related to voting through Section 24A. One, is the question of why voters, in line with Section 24A of the PPFA, who vote outside of their province are only entitled ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: Content Advisor briefing on proposed amendments & deliberations
19 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met to deliberate on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (EMAB).
The committee focused on the clauses where there was agreement between the Parliamentary Legal Services, Department of Home Affairs, IEC and the Department of Communications and Digital Technology.
There was general consensus amongst ...
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Electoral Matters A/B: further DHA response to public submissions & deliberations (with Minister)
14 Feb 2024
The Joint Committee Meeting of Home Affairs and the Select Committee met to listen to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) substantive responses to the submissions made by stakeholders to the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (EMAB).
The Minister told Members that the department had proposed deleting Section 10 of ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: DHA briefing (with Deputy Minister)
12 Dec 2023
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice met jointly to receive a briefing on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill and the outcome and implications of the recent Constitutional Court judgements relating to the Electoral Act.
The Bill amends ...
Home Affairs
Constitutional Court judgement on the Electoral Act and its implications: IEC & Parliamentary Legal Advisor briefing
8 Dec 2023
In the his virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Parliamentary Legal Services and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the outcome and implications ...
Home Affairs
Programme to process Electoral Matters A/B; Committee Report on the establishment of the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel; Committee Legacy Report
4 Dec 2023
In this virtual meeting, the Committee considered its draft legislative programme to process the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill.
The Committee was informed that the Bill had already been presented in Cabinet, so the next step is for the Minister to introduce the Bill in Parliament. Once the Bill is ...