Electoral Amendment Bill (B1-2022)

Section 75: Ordinary Bills not affecting the provinces

Act commenced

Bill history

National Assembly

Home Affairs
Minister of Home Affairs
- 09 January 2022
  
  Bill introduced to National Assembly
Home Affairs
- 08 February 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: follow-up briefing, with Minister & Deputy; Electoral Laws Second Amendment Bill update
- 15 February 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill; DHA Quarter 1, 2 & 3 2020/21 Performance; with Minister
- 01 March 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: public hearings public participation
- 02 March 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: public hearings public participation
- 29 April 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: DHA response to public submissions; with Ministry public participation
- 06 May 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: Parliament Legal Services on constitutional issues & public participation report; DHA Budget: Committee Report
- 10 May 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: public participation report; IEC Commissioner Vacancy: OCJ Report
- 13 May 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: Further responses by DHA & IEC, with Ministry; DHA Budget: Committee Report
- 17 May 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: key issues for consideration
- 31 May 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: Motion of Desirability; IEC Commissioner Recommendation; with Deputy Minister
- 03 June 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations
- 07 June 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations; Committee Annual Plan
- 21 June 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill extension; IEC, DHA, Law Advisor submissions; with Minister
- 28 June 2022
  
  Permit Review report: postponed; Electoral Amendment Bill; with Minister
- 05 July 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill deliberations; Government Printing Works investigation; with Minister
- 12 July 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations; Report on the review of permits, with Minister & Deputy Minister
- 19 July 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: Legal Advisors on draft amendments
- 22 July 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: OCSLA, DHA & IEC on proposed amendments
- 04 August 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: further deliberations; with Deputy Minister
- 10 August 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations & IEC Input; with Deputy Minister
- 23 August 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations; Remuneration of IEC Commissioners; Border Management Authority Update, with Minister & Deputy Minister
- 25 August 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations & requesting permission from NA to extend the scope of the bill
- 30 August 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: Interim Committee Report; Electoral Integrity Report: IEC briefing, with Deputy Minister
- 20 September 2022
  
  Migrant issues, opening of refugee offices, statelessness: stakeholder engagement, with Ministry; Electoral Amendment Bill: summary of public input
- 27 September 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: DHA, IEC & Legal Advisors input; with Ministry
- 04 October 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: further deliberations; with Deputy Minister
- 07 October 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: Seat Calculation briefing & adoption of A-list
- 12 October 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: adoption
National Assembly
- 20 October 2022
  
  Bill passed by the National Assembly and transmitted to the NCOP for concurrence

National Council of Provinces

NCOP Security and Justice
- 02 November 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: Department briefing; with Minister
- 09 November 2022
  
  Electoral A/B: formula for seat calculation; Drugs and Drug Trafficking A/B: Department response to public submissions
- 11 November 2022
  
  Electoral A/B: briefing on written submissions received & tagging; Drugs and Drug Trafficking Amendment Bill: adoption
- 14 November 2022
  
  Electoral A/B: DHA, IEC, CLSO response to public submissions, with Ministry
- 16 November 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations
- 21 November 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: proposed amendments, with Minister
- 23 November 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations, with Minister
- 25 November 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: adoption
National Council of Provinces
- 29 November 2022
  
  Bill passed and amended by the NCOP and returned to the National Assembly for concurrence

National Assembly

Home Affairs
- 30 November 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: consideration of NCOP amendments; Department response to Members’ Queries, with Minister
- 02 December 2022
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: ConCourt extension & additional public participation on NCOP amendments, with Minister
- 01 February 2023
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: Content Advisor briefing on submissions received, with Deputy Minister present
- 02 February 2023
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: DHA, IEC & Legal Advisors input on submissions received; with Minister
- 07 February 2023
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations; DHA & Parliament Legal Services on legislative processes to introduce an Executive & Committee Bill; with Deputy Minister
- 08 February 2023
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: consideration
- 10 February 2023
  
  Electoral Amendment Bill: adoption
National Assembly
- 22 February 2023
  
  Bill passed by both Houses and sent to President for assent

Office of the President

The President
- 16 April 2023
  
  Bill signed into law and becomes Act 1 of 2023. Refer to GG 48432
- 19 June 2023
  
  Act commenced on this date. Refer to GG 48839

National Assembly

Home Affairs
- 24 October 2023
  
  Progress made to introduce consequential amendments to Electoral A/ B, Marriages A/B and amending Section 34 of the Immigration Act; with Minister

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