Expat SA teacher Willem Richter sues to vote

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Expat SA teacher Willem Richter sues to vote

2009-01-30 18:28:01

South African teacher Willem Richter, working abroad temporarily, has won his law suits against the ANC- government, in which the Pretoria High- and Constitutional Courts ruled that 2-million SA expats must be granted equal voting rights even if they are abroad. The Electoral Commission must now open up polling stations abroad. Expats have until Mrch 27 to register at the IEC.

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