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Schedule 6—Transitional Arrangements

The replacement of item 3 with the following item:

The lists of candidates submitted by a party, shall in total contain the names of not more than a number of candidates equal to the number of seats in the National Assembly, and each such list shall denote such names in such fixed order of preference as the party may determine.”.

The amendment of item 5 by replacing the words preceding paragraph (a) with the following words:

The seats referred to in item 2(a) shall be allocated per region to the parties contesting an election, as follows:”.

The amendment of item 6 —

by replacing the words preceding paragraph (a) with the following words:

The seats referred to in item 2(b) shall be allocated to the parties contesting an election, as follows:”; and

by replacing paragraph (a) with the following paragraph:

A quota of votes per seat shall be determined by dividing the total number of votes cast nationally by the number of seats in the National Assembly, plus one, and the result plus one, disregarding fractions, shall be the quota of votes per seat.”.

The amendment of item 7 (3) by replacing paragraph (b) with the following paragraph:

An amended quota of votes per seat shall be determined by dividing the total number of votes cast nationally, minus the number of votes cast nationally in favour of the party referred to in paragraph (a), by the number of seats in the Assembly, plus one, minus the number of seats finally allocated to the said party in terms of paragraph (a).”.

The replacement of item 10 with the following item:

The number of seats in each provincial legislature shall be as determined in terms of section 105  of the new Constitution.”.

The replacement of item 11 with the following item:

Parties registered in terms of national legislation and contesting an election of a provincial legislature, shall nominate candidates for election to such provincial legislature on provincial lists prepared in accordance with this Schedule and national legislation.”.

The replacement of item 16 with the following item:

“Designation of representatives

After the counting of votes has been concluded, the number of representatives of each party has been determined and the election result has been declared in terms of section 190  of the new Constitution, the Commission shall, within two days after such declaration, designate from each list of candidates, published in terms of national legislation, the