They want the matter to be heard by the court on Wednesday.

The group says should the information it seeks from the Electoral Committee not be delivered to it by the start of the ANC National Conference on the 16th, then the matter must be placed on the agenda of the National Conference to be heard by plenary before the election of officials.

The African National Congress (ANC) group wrote to the Electoral Committee of the ANC on Monday last week, objecting to the National Executive Committee's (NEC) list that was announced.

The Electoral Committee responded by saying their objections were unfortunate as they are based on a misunderstanding of the ANC’s Constitution.

They then escalated the matter to the Treasurer General of the party, Paul Mashatile, requesting that their objections be discussed at the NEC meeting.

Having not had a response from the NEC, they have now taken the legal route, demanding that the court compel the Electoral Committee to provide it with an excel spreadsheet of all branch nominations for all candidates nominated by branches for the National Conference.

Members do not understand governing process 

Meanwhile, party spokesperson Pule Mabe has since said that a group of party members challenging the nominations process for the additional NEC members, do not understand the rules governing the process.

Mabe has pleaded with ANC members to exercise discipline.

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