Electoral justice allows parties to go to higher courts: Mamabolo

The Electoral Commission (IEC) has noted the ANC’s intention to appeal the Electoral Court’s judgment over the candidate submission dispute.

The Commission’s Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamanolo says the electoral justice mechanism allows for political parties and candidates that are aggrieved to go to superior courts to vindicate their rights.

Mamabolo made the comment whilst updating journalists at the Commissions headquarters in Centurion on the finalisation of the candidate lists ahead of the November municipal polls.

The ANC lost its Electoral Court bid challenging the Commission over the exclusion of 181 candidates.

Mamabolo explains, “The court has spoken and we note the judgment and we note the intention of the ANC to vindicate their rights elsewhere by going to the to the superior courts. The impact thereof it will depend on the nature of the relief that they will seek in the court, and we cannot speculate until we are in possession of their papers.”