The Constitutional Court has heard that the current Electoral Amendment Act disadvantages independent candidates as compared to political parties. The One SA Movement and the Independent Candidates Association of South Africa yesterday, approached the country's apex court in  a bid to challenge the constitutionality of the allocation of seats in the National Assembly and the the 15% signature threshold. The issue of proportional representation and the risk of overhang dominated arguments on the optimum way to conduct future national and provincial elections, which must include independents for the first time. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Michael Louis is the Chairperson of the Independent Candidate Association