Draft bill in South Africa seeks tougher controls on opinion polls

ActionSA, the opposition party that introduced the measure, is calling for an oversight body to ensure compliance by polling firms

By RT International

South African party ActionSA is proposing amendments to the Electoral Commission Act and the Electoral Act to govern the conduct, publication, and dissemination of political opinion polling during or before election periods in line with international best practice.

In its draft Electoral Laws Amendment Bill 2025 introduced by ActionSA MP Lerato Ngobeni to address the existing legal vacuum, the party calls for the establishment of the Office of the Polling Ombud through creating a new oversight body within the Electoral Commission of SA to regulate political opinion polling and exit polling.

It wants the office to be given powers to register polling entities, enforce compliance, issue fines and ensure transparency in political polling activities.

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