Section 25 of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act No 9 of 2011: General principles
In fulfilling its mandate, the Commission shall, in accordance with the Constitution, observe the following principles—
(a) freedom of citizens to exercise their political rights under Article 38 of the Constitution;
(b) not more than two-thirds of the members of elective public bodies shall be of the same gender;
(c) fair representation of persons with disabilities and other persons or groups with special needs;
(d) universal and equal suffrage based on the aspiration for fair representation and equality of votes;
(e) free and fair elections, which are—
(i) by secret ballot;
(ii) free from violence, intimidation, improper influence or corruption;
(iii) conducted independently;
(iv) transparent; and
(v) administered in an impartial, neutral, efficient, accurate and accountable manner;
(f) undertake elections on a regular basis in accordance with the Constitution;
(g) ethical conduct; and
(h) fairness;
(i) the principles of personal data protection set out in the Data Protection Act shall apply to the processing of personal data of voters under this Act.
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