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Opening of Objections and Appeals to the Preliminary Candidates Lists
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October 2026 7 activities
Final Rulings on Objections and Appeals
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Meeting of the Electoral Commission
11:00 SAST Draft date
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Receipt of the Voters Roll
15:00 SAST Draft date
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Publication of the Provisional Voters Roll – Objections to be entertained
16:00 SAST Draft date
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Opening of the Nomination Process
16:00 SAST Draft date
CSRC – Student Organisation; LSRC – Individual Candidates
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Certification of the Final Voters Roll
Time to be confirmed Draft date
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November 2026 13 activities
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Screening of the SRC Candidates
Time to be confirmed Draft date
Upcoming
Publication of Preliminary Candidates Lists
10:00 SAST Draft date
Upcoming
Publication of Final Candidates Lists
10:00 SAST Draft date
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Ballot Paper Sign-Off and Signing of Code of Conduct
14:00 SAST Draft date
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Election System Testing by Election Observers and Candidates
10:00 SAST Draft date
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Manifesto Presentation Meetings
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Election Days
Time to be confirmed Draft date
Upcoming
Publication of Preliminary Election Results
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Upcoming
Opening of Objections to the Preliminary Election Results
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Upcoming
Publication of Final Candidates Lists
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Constituting of the LSRCs
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Upcoming
Constituting of the CSRC
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Submission of the Final Election Report
16:00 SAST Draft date
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