词条 | Electoral Law Amendment Act, 1958 |
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| short_title = Electoral Law Amendment Act, 1958 | image = | imagesize = | imagelink = | imagealt = | caption = | long_title = Act to amend the Electoral Consolidation Act, 1946. | citation = Act No. 30 of 1958 | territorial_extent = | enacted_by = Parliament of South Africa | date_enacted = | date_assented = | royal_assent = 11 September 1958 | date_signed = | date_commenced = 15 September 1958 | date_repealed = 1 February 1980 | bill = | bill_citation = | bill_date = | introduced_by = | 1st_reading = | 2nd_reading = | 3rd_reading = | white_paper = | committee_report = | amendments = | repeals = Electoral Act, 1979 | related = Electoral Consolidation Act, 1946 | summary = Reduced the voting age for white voters from 21 to 18. | keywords = | status = repealed }} The Electoral Law Amendment Act, 1958 (Act No. 30 of 1958) was an act of the Parliament of South Africa which reduced the voting age for white voters from 21 to 18.[1] It did not reduce the voting age for black and coloured voters (under the Representation of Natives Act and the Separate Representation of Voters Act respectively) and hence had the effect of further reducing their (already limited) electoral power.[1] The act came into force on 15 September 1958. The next subsequent general election of the House of Assembly was held on 8 October 1961. The act took the form of a series of amendments to the Electoral Consolidation Act, 1946, and was therefore repealed on 1 February 1980 when that act was repealed and replaced by the Electoral Act, 1979. References1. ^1 {{cite book |editor-first=Muriel |editor-last=Horrell |title=A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa, 1957–1958 |publisher=South African Institute of Race Relations |year=1958 |page=10 |url=http://www.nelsonmandela.org/omalley/cis/omalley/OMalleyWeb/dat/SAIRR%20Survey%201957-58.pdf |accessdate=28 June 2011}} 2 : Repealed South African legislation|1958 in South African law |
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