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Richter v. Minister of Home Affairs
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months training he served the country for four months in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
g) After he completed his military service he returned to
- Question Presented
- Whether Section 33(1)(b) and Section 33(1)(e) of the Electoral Act 73 of 1998 — which limited the "special vote" to South African citizens absent from the Republic only if they were on "government service" (or members of the household of such persons), while effectively excluding all other citizens living or working abroad — unjustifiably limited the constitutional right to vote under Section 19(3)(a) of the Constitution, read with the rights to equality (Section 9(1)), human dignity (Section 10), and equal citizenship (Section 3(2)(a)).
- Legal Issue(s)
- Accessibility
- Country
- South Africa
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Feb 9, 2009
- Date added
- Jul 7, 2026
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