If you become aware of any such conduct, please contact your candidate or lawyer or ZEC, or all three. It sounds like some candidates and campaign teams are already guilty – check it out!
133B Intimidation – This involves force or threat – fine up to level 14 or 2 years imprisonment or both.
133CÂ Preventing political party or candidate from campaigning – Fine up to level 10 or 5 years prison or both.
133D Theft or destruction of voter identification – Fine up to level 6 or 1 year imprisonment or both.
136 Bribery – Vote-buying: fine up to level 7 or 2 years imprisonment or both.
137 Personation – Voting twice, or in place of another person or when not entitled: Fine up to level 7 or 2 years prison or both.
138 Additional Penalties for corrupt practices – Any person convicted of corrupt practice is also declared incapable of voting or filling public office for 5 years.
Code of Conduct – Fourth Schedule – No political party, candidate, member or supporter may –
a) Harm or threaten to harm others participating in an election;
b) Use language or act in a way that may provoke violence or intimidation;
c) Publish false or defamatory allegations about a party, its candidates, representatives or members;
d) Discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, sex, gender, class or religion in connection with an election or political party;
e) Damage or deface property, including the election posters, placards, banners and other election material of another party or candidate;
f) Bar or inhibit access to meetings or to voters for the purpose of election campaigning;
g) Carry or display weapons at political meetings or at matches, demonstrations, rallies or other public political events;
) Bribe or threaten a voter to vote for a particular candidate;
i) Force a voter to reveal the identity of the candidate voted for;
j) Disrupt the work of election officials at a polling or counting centre;
k) Campaign or display campaign material within 300 m of a polling station or counting centre.
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