Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa)

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election management body independent constitutional body

The Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) is the national body responsible for managing and overseeing free and fair elections across South Africa’s democratic system.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Electoral Commission of South Africa	2
Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) canonical	1
Independent Electoral Commission (interim body for 1994 election)	1
Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa	1
Onafhanklike Verkiesingskommissie	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	election management body ⓘ independent constitutional body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) ⓘ surface form: Electoral Commission of South Africa
constitutionalStatus	Chapter 9 institution ⓘ
coreFunction	accrediting election observers ⓘ certifying and announcing election results ⓘ counting votes and determining results ⓘ facilitating special votes ⓘ managing voting stations ⓘ monitoring party and candidate compliance with electoral law ⓘ planning and coordinating election logistics ⓘ regulating political party funding in terms of applicable legislation ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
establishedInYear	1996 ⓘ
foundingDate	1996 ⓘ
governedBy	Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998) ⓘ Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (Act No. 51 of 1996) ⓘ Municipal Electoral Act, 2000 (Act No. 27 of 2000) ⓘ
hasPart	municipal electoral offices ⓘ national office ⓘ provincial offices ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa ⓘ Election House, Riverside Office Park, Centurion ⓘ
jurisdiction	municipal elections in South Africa ⓘ national elections in South Africa ⓘ provincial elections in South Africa ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of South Africa ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 Electoral Commission Act, 1996 ⓘ
locatedIn	Gauteng ⓘ South Africa ⓘ
mandate	compile and maintain a national common voters’ roll ⓘ conduct and manage referendums when called ⓘ demarcate municipal wards for local elections ⓘ educate voters about electoral processes ⓘ ensure free and fair elections ⓘ manage elections of national, provincial and municipal legislative bodies ⓘ manage the registration of candidates ⓘ manage the registration of political parties ⓘ promote conditions for free and fair elections ⓘ
nativeName	Electoral Commission ⓘ Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Onafhanklike Verkiesingskommissie
nativeNameLanguage	Afrikaans ⓘ English ⓘ
oversightBody	Electoral Court of South Africa ⓘ
precededBy	Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Independent Electoral Commission (interim body for 1994 election)
reportsTo	Parliament of South Africa ⓘ
shortName	IEC ⓘ
value	accountability ⓘ impartiality ⓘ independence ⓘ integrity ⓘ transparency ⓘ

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Subject: Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa)
Description of subject: The Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) is the national body responsible for managing and overseeing free and fair elections across South Africa’s democratic system.

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South African general election, 1994 → oversightBody → Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) ⓘ

South African general elections → administeredBy → Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Electoral Commission of South Africa

Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) → alsoKnownAs → Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Electoral Commission of South Africa

Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) → nativeName → Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Onafhanklike Verkiesingskommissie

Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) → precededBy → Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Independent Electoral Commission (interim body for 1994 election)

South African general election, 1999 → electionCommission → Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa