| (b) | ensure that any election is free and fair; |
| (c) | promote conditions conducive to free and fair elections; |
| (d) | promote knowledge of sound and democratic electoral processes; |
| (e) | compile and maintain voters' rolls by means of a system of registering of eligible voters by utilising available data and information furnished by voters, as prescribed; |
[Section 5(1)(e) substituted by section 1 of Notice No. 23, GG 42176, dated 21 January 2019 (Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 1 of 2019)) - effective 6 March 2019 (Proclamation No. 11 of 2019]
| (f) | compile and maintain a register of parties; |
[Section 5(1)(g) substituted by section 34 of the Electoral Matters Amendment Act, 2024, Notice No. 4790, GG50624, dated 7 May 2024 - Commencement 8 May 2024 by Proclamation 165, GG50628, dated 8 May 2024]
| (h) | undertake and promote research into electoral matters; |
| (i) | develop and promote the development of electoral expertise and technology in all spheres of government; |
| (j) | continuously review electoral legislation and proposed electoral legislation, and to make recommendations in connection therewith; |
| (k) | promote voter education; |
| (l) | promote co-operation with and between persons, institutions, governments and administrations for the achievement of its objects; |
| (m) | [Section 5(1)(m) deleted by section 94 of Act No. 117 of 1998] |
| (n) | declare the results of elections for national, provincial and municipal legislative bodies within seven days after such elections; |
| (o) | adjudicate disputes which may arise from the organisation, administration or conducting of elections and which are of an administrative nature; and |
| (p) | appoint appropriate public administrations in any sphere of government to conduct elections when necessary. |
| (2) | The Commission shall, for the purposes of the achievement of its objects and the performance of its functions— |
| (a) | acquire the necessary staff, whether by employment, secondment, appointment on contract or otherwise; |
| (b) | establish and maintain the necessary facilities for collecting and disseminating information regarding electoral matters; |
| (c) | co-operate with educational or other bodies or institutions with a view to the provision of instruction to or the training of persons in electoral and related matters; and |
| (d) | generally, perform any act that is necessary for or conducive to that. |
