Constitutional law expert comments on the Electoral Act Amendment judgment

JOHANNESBURG - The Electoral Amendment Act passes constitutional muster as decided by the Constitutional Court.

It says the allocation of seats in the National Assembly is fair.

READ: ConCourt rules that Electoral Amendment Act is lawful

But, it did make some changes to entry requirements for independent candidates.

They will now only be required to gather 1,000 signatures to register with the IEC.

Constitutional law expert Paul Hoffman discussed this with eNCA.