Political ad - Candidate registered as Political party

Outcome

Overview

The complaint concerns a candidate who claims to be registered as a political party rather than an independent candidate while claiming to be one.

Background & Outcome

The complaint appears to be about the candidate's membership in a political party and her election campaign being run on that party's platform. The complainant appears to be seeking a decision that anybody running without being nominated or otherwise linked with a political party can claim independence. Based on our assessment of the complaint, this contention is with respect fallacious and a misunderstanding of our constitutional and electoral system. Members of political parties can and do run without the official ticket of their party for various reasons. The complainant can submit the candidate's name for anyone to look up in the LGE candidate database and see how this particular candidate is listed : https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Documents/Candidate%

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