Schedule 3: Election Procedures
(3)
province or the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the legislature is to be elected.
A person who is nominated must indicate acceptance of the nomination by signing
either the nomination form or any other form of written confirmation.
Announcement of names of candidates
4.
At a meeting to which this Schedule applies, the person presiding must announce the
names of the persons who have been nominated as candidates, but may not permit any
debate.
Single candidate
5.
If only one candidate is nominated, the person presiding must declare that candidate
elected.
Election procedure
6.
If more than one candidate is nominated—
(a) a vote must be taken at the meeting by secret ballot;
(b) each member present, or if it is a meeting of the National Council of Provinces,
each province represented, at the meeting may cast one vote; and
(c) the person presiding must declare elected the candidate who receives a
majority of the votes.
Elimination procedure
7.
(1)
(2)
If no candidate receives a majority of the votes, the candidate who receives the
lowest number of votes must be eliminated and a further vote taken on the
remaining candidates in accordance with item 6. This procedure must be repeated
until a candidate receives a majority of the votes.
When applying subitem (1), if two or more candidates each have the lowest number
of votes, a separate vote must be taken on those candidates, and repeated as often
as may be necessary to determine which candidate is to be eliminated.
Further meetings
8.
(1)
If only two candidates are nominated, or if only two candidates remain
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