# More than five-thousand candidates have been disqualified from contesting this year’s local government elections following the Electoral Commission’s statutory review process. The disqualifications followed checks to confirm that candidates were properly nominated and that all applicable deposits had been paid. Briefing the media, Chief electoral official Sy Mamabolo said preparations for the 4 November polls are on track:
IEC disqualifies over 5,000 candidates after statutory review [SOUND]
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