Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs 13 October 2011

1. Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs13 October 2011

2. Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended 31 March 2011

3. Vision and Mission Vision • To strengthen constitutional democracy through the delivery of free and fair elections in which every voter is able to record his or her informed choice Mission • The Electoral Commission is an independent and impartial permanent body created by the Constitution to promote and strengthen constitutional democracy in South Africa through the delivery of free and fair elections at all levels of government

4. Organisational Values To enable the Commission to serve the needs of stakeholders, including the electorate, political parties, the media and permanent and temporary staff,the organisation subscribes to the following organizational values: Following best practices Stopping all forms of waste Driving for results and success Planning and working so as to maximise the use of all inputs Being sensitive to race, culture, language, religion, disability and gender issues Taking note of diversity in experience and ability Caring and showing respect for others

5. Organisational Values (cont.) Being ethical, honest and truthful Communicating in an open and honest way Carrying out our work independently and impartially Acting with integrity and opposing corruption Promoting the image and credibility of the Electoral Commission Improving continuously Maximising training and development opportunities Supporting and inspiring each other Fostering collaboration between teams and team members Fostering achievement of common goals

6. Constitutional mandate In terms of Section 190 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996), the Electoral Commission must ­; manage elections of national, provincial and municipal legislative bodies in accordance with national legislation; ensure that those elections are free and fair; and declare the results of those elections within a period that must be prescribed by national legislation and that is as short as reasonably possible.

7. Legislative mandates The duties and functions of the Electoral Commission are defined in section 5 of the Electoral Commission Act, 1996. These include; Manage any election Ensure that any election is free and fair Promote conditions conducive to free and fair elections Promote knowledge of sound and democratic electoral processes Compile and maintain a voters' roll by means of a system of registering eligible voters by utilising data available from government sources and information furnished by voters; Compile and maintain a register of parties; Establish and maintain liaison and co-operation with parties

8. Legislative mandates (cont.) • Undertake and promote research into electoral matters; • Develop and promote the development of electoral expertise and technology in all spheres of government; • Continuously review electoral legislation and proposed electoral legislation, and to make recommendations in connection therewith; • Promote voter education; • Promote co-operation with and between persons, institutions, governments and administrations for the achievement of its objects • Declare the results of elections for national, provincial and municipal legislative bodies within seven days after such elections; • Adjudicate disputes which may arise from the organisation, administration or conducting of elections and which are of an administrative nature; and • appoint appropriate public administrations in any sphere of government to conduct elections when necessary.

9. Strategic Objectives • Strengthening electoral democracy and positioning the Commission as a continuously improving world-class organisation • Developing, implementing and monitoring strategy and policy to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Commission • Optimising voter registration opportunities to achieve an accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date national voters’ roll • Effectively facilitating the participation of political parties and candidates in the electoral process on a continuous basis

10. Strategic Objectives (cont.) 5 Providing electoral operational systems and infrastructure to support the delivery of credible elections in accordance with election timelines • Planning and implementing strategies to educate, inform and coordinate programme delivery of civic and democracy education to civil society through partnerships, research and knowledge management on a continuous basis • Developing and maintaining effective business processes (in respect of legal services, human resources management, support services, financial management, and information and communication technology [ICT] services) in order to ensure the effective functioning of the Commission

11. Strategic objective 1 Strengthening electoral democracy and positioning the Commission as a continuously improving world-class organisation

12. Strategic objective 1 Strengthening electoral democracy and positioning the Commission as a continuously improving world-class organisation

13. Strategic objective 1 Strengthening electoral democracy and positioning the Commission as a continuously improving world-class organisation

14. Strategic objective 1 Strengthening electoral democracy and positioning the Commission as a continuously improving world-class organisation

15. Strategic objective 1 Strengthening electoral democracy and positioning the Commission as a continuously improving world-class organisation

16. Strategic objective 1 Strengthening electoral democracy and positioning the Commission as a continuously improving world-class organisation

17. Strategic objective 1 Strengthening electoral democracy and positioning the Commission as a continuously improving world-class organisation

18. Strategic objective 1 Strengthening electoral democracy and positioning the Commission as a continuously improving world-class organisation

19. Strategic objective 1 Strengthening electoral democracy and positioning the Commission as a continuously improving world-class organisation

20. Strategic objective 1 Strengthening electoral democracy and positioning the Commission as a continuously improving world-class organisation

21. Strategic objective 2 Developing, implementing and monitoring strategy and policy to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Commission

22. Strategic objective 2 Developing, implementing and monitoring strategy and policy to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Commission

23. Strategic objective 2 Developing, implementing and monitoring strategy and policy to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Commission

24. Strategic objective 2 Developing, implementing and monitoring strategy and policy to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Commission

25. Strategic objective 2 Developing, implementing and monitoring strategy and policy to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Commission

26. Strategic objective 2 Developing, implementing and monitoring strategy and policy to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Commission

27. Strategic objective 2 Developing, implementing and monitoring strategy and policy to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Commission

28. Strategic objective 2 Developing, implementing and monitoring strategy and policy to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Commission

29. Strategic objective 2 Developing, implementing and monitoring strategy and policy to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Commission

30. Strategic objective 2 Developing, implementing and monitoring strategy and policy to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Commission

31. Strategic objective 2 Developing, implementing and monitoring strategy and policy to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Commission

32. Strategic objective 3 Optimising voter registration opportunities to achieve an accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date national voters’ roll

33. Strategic objective 3 Optimising voter registration opportunities to achieve an accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date national voters’ roll

34. Strategic objective 3 Optimising voter registration opportunities to achieve an accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date national voters’ roll

35. Strategic objective 4 Effectively facilitating the participation of political parties and candidates in the electoral process on a continuous basis

36. Strategic objective 4 Effectively facilitating the participation of political parties and candidates in the electoral process on a continuous basis

37. Strategic objective 4 Effectively facilitating the participation of political parties and candidates in the electoral process on a continuous basis

38. Strategic objective 5 Providing electoral operational systems and infrastructure to support the delivery of credible elections in accordance with election timelines

39. Strategic objective 5 Providing electoral operational systems and infrastructure to support the delivery of credible elections in accordance with election timelines

40. Strategic objective 5 Providing electoral operational systems and infrastructure to support the delivery of credible elections in accordance with election timelines

41. Strategic objective 5 Providing electoral operational systems and infrastructure to support the delivery of credible elections in accordance with election timelines

42. Strategic objective 6 Planning and implementing strategies to educate, inform and coordinate programme delivery of civic and democracy education to civil society through partnerships, research and knowledge management on a continuous basis

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