Electoral Law Amendment Act, 1958

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Electoral Law Amendment Act, 1958
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Parliament of South Africa
Long title
  • Act to amend the Electoral Consolidation Act, 1946.
CitationAct No. 30 of 1958
Enacted byParliament of South Africa
Royal assent11 September 1958
Commenced15 September 1958
Repealed1 February 1980
Repealed by
Related legislation
Summary
Reduced the voting age for white voters from 21 to 18.
Status: Repealed

The Electoral Law Amendment Act, 1958 (Act No. 30 of 1958) was an act of the Parliament of South Africa which reduced the voting age for white voters from 21 to 18.[1] It did not reduce the voting age for black and coloured voters (under the Representation of Natives Act and the Separate Representation of Voters Act respectively) and hence had the effect of further reducing their (already limited) electoral power.[1]

The act came into force on 15 September 1958. The next subsequent general election of the House of Assembly was held on 8 October 1961. The act took the form of a series of amendments to the , and was therefore repealed on 1 February 1980 when that act was repealed and replaced by the .

References[]

  1. ^ a b Horrell, Muriel, ed. (1958). A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa, 1957–1958 (PDF). South African Institute of Race Relations. p. 10. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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