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New National Party v. South Africa
South Africa Constitutional Court
1999 (3) SALR 191 (CC) (1999)
- Written by Mary Katherine Cunningham, JD
Facts
The New National Party (party) (plaintiff) was the official opposition party in the South African House of Assembly in the 1999 national and provincial elections. The party filed suit to challenge national legislation requiring voters to provide certain documents before registering to vote in elections. The party specifically challenged provisions requiring voters to present new ID cards that had specific barcodes and were issued by the post-apartheid South African government. The party argued that the provisions unduly burdened voters possessing the older ID cards issued under the apartheid government.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Yacoob, J.)
Dissent (O’Regan, J.)
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