With the recent municipal elections concluded, we can expect a number of applications under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (MEA) to investigate alleged election campaign finance irregularities.  The Good Government Act, 2009 introduced amendments to the MEA, most of which became effective on January 1, 2010, to address some of the election campaign finance issues that have arisen during and in the aftermath of the 2003 and 2006 municipal elections.

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