The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
Intando yoluntu iya kuba sisisekelo sempatho kaRhulumente; le ntando iyakubonakaliswa ngamaxesha athile nangobunyani belungelo lovoto eya kwenziwa ngokufihlakeleyo okanye ngendlela elinganayo yokuvota ngenkululeko.