The ANC has approached the Electoral Court in a fresh challenge to the IEC's handling of candidate nominations ahead of the November 4 local government elections.
The ANC has filed papers with the Electoral Court, challenging the Electoral Commission of South Africa's (IEC) decision over some of its candidate nominations for the November 4 local government elections.
The party is seeking leave to appeal against the IEC's decision after some of its candidates were not recognised as having been formally nominated, despite their details being captured on the Commission's online nomination system.
The ANC has blamed technical glitches for its failure to complete the affected nominations before the August 28 deadline, while the IEC has rejected claims that its system malfunctioned.
The dispute affects ANC candidate nominations in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State.
