By Mikhaila Crowie
12 March 2009
The Constitutional Court has ruled that registered voters living overseas can vote for the National Assembly in next month’s elections.
South African citizens living abroad who are not yet registered will not be allowed to vote.
Those who can vote must notify the chief electoral officer of their intention by the 27th of March.
Regarding unregistered voters, the court decided that the limitations had been in effect since 2003. The applicants had not explained why they had left the challenge so late.
This follows an application by the Freedom Front Plus on behalf of a Pretoria school teacher working in the United Kingdom, as well as representation by the Inkatha Freedom Party, the Democratic Alliance, the A-Party, a lobby group, and an independent group of South Africans living overseas.
The Freedom Front Plus says registered overseas voters will be allowed to vote at South African missions on the 15th of April.
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