Application to compel Electoral Commission (EC) to recognise nomination of candidate submitted by person other than one who is the registered contact of the party with EC – EC declines to do so – does not involve itself in internal party disputes – review of EC’s decision to withdraw nomination of candidate submitted to it by a non-registered contact person of the party – no case made for the relief sought – application dismissed.
Electoral Act 73 of 1998 – chapter 4 (ss 55-56) – regulate any and all objects to the outcome of an election – objections material to final results of election – application for declaratory relief in relation to the validity and the lawfulness of the 2024 National and Provincial Elections (NPE) – application for order declaring the said elections not to have been 'free and fair' – application for order declaring s 24A of the Electoral Act unconstitutional – s 24A requires a voter to vote only in the voting district where she/he is registered – applicant alleges irregularities – therefore, NPE were not ‘free and fair’ – results of the 2024 NPE, as declared by the Commission on 2 June 2024, should be reviewed and set aside – factually found that applicant did not make out case for the relief sought – application lacks credible evidence – respondents’ legal points in limine also upheld – application dismissed with no order as to costs
