Electoral Law Amendment Act, 1958

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]

Electoral Law Amendment Act, 1958
Parliament of South Africa
Long title Act to amend the Electoral Consolidation Act, 1946.
Citation	Act No. 30 of 1958
Enacted by	Parliament of South Africa
Royal assent	11 September 1958
Commenced	15 September 1958
Repealed	1 February 1980
Repealed by
Electoral Act, 1979
Related legislation
Electoral Consolidation Act, 1946
Summary
Reduced the voting age for white voters from 21 to 18.
Status: Repealed

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 The act took the form of a series of amendments to the Electoral Consolidation Act, 1946, and was therefore repealed on 1 February 1980 when that act was repealed and replaced by the Electoral Act, 1979.

References

1. Horrell, Muriel, ed. (1958). A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa, 1957–1958 (PDF). South African Institute of Race Relations. p. 10. Retrieved 28 June 2011.