Public servants have been given the green light to stand as candidates in the November 1 local government elections, but will have to resign from the state’s employ should they be elected as councillors.
The Public Service Act allows government employees to participate as candidates for elections but their involvement is subject to the code of conduct governing their conditions of service and any other prescribed limits and conditions.
According to the department, the Electoral Commission of SA often makes use of assistance from public servants as voting or counting officers and it accepts that some state employees might want to explore careers in politics. Leave is granted until a day after elections and if the employee does not have sufficient annual leave days, he/she will take unpaid leave for the period in question.
According to the department, assisting the IEC during elections is not considered as conducting business with an organ of state.
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