Electoral Commission Strategic Plan 2022/2023-2026/2027 and Roadmap for the 2025/2026 General Elections launched 

Electoral Commission Strategic Plan 2022/2023-2026/2027 and Roadmap for the 2025/2026 General Elections launched 

Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon with his team and the Prime Minister Rt Hon. Robinah Nabbanja have today launched Strategic Plan for the forthcoming 2026 General Elections. Justice Byabakama said The Strategic Plan launched today is a result of extensive research and stakeholder consultation. “Following the conclusion of the 2020/2021 General Elections, the […]

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 EC Sets Dates for Local Government Councils By-elections, 2022

EC Sets Dates for Local Government Councils By-elections, 2022

The Electoral Commission has released the programme for purposes of conducting by-elections for Local Government Councils, including Special Interest Groups (SIGs), in electoral areas across the country, where vacancies exist. A total of fifty-six (56) vacancies for Chairpersons and Councillors, which occurred as a result of deaths and resignations, will be filled in the various […]

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 Voter registration in the 2022 National Women Councils and Committees Elections extended to June 17th

Voter registration in the 2022 National Women Councils and Committees Elections extended to June 17th

The Electoral Commission has extended the deadline for the registration of women voters for purposes of participating in the village/cell Women Councils and Committees Elections, 2022. In a statement released on 13th June 2022, the Commission Chairman, Justice Simon Byabakama, said that the compilation (registration) exercise that commenced on Friday 10th June 2022 and was […]

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 Electoral Commission announces extension of the Period for the Compilation of the Village Women Residents Register

Electoral Commission announces extension of the Period for the Compilation of the Village Women Residents Register

The Electoral Commission is compiling a Register of Women Residents in each village/cell across Uganda to enable all willing female residents aged 18 years and above, to register in order to participate in Women Councils and Committees Elections, 2022, within their respective villages. The compilation (registration) exercise commenced on Friday 10th June 2022 and was […]

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 EC commences display of verified administrative Units ahead of Women council polls

EC commences display of verified administrative Units ahead of Women council polls

As the country awaits conduct of the Women Councils and Committee Elections from the village to national level in 2022, the Electoral Commission has kicked off display of list of verified administrative units. This comes after the national elections  body conducted an exercise to verify and confirm administrative units (Villages/Cells and Parishes/Wards) countrywide which started […]

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 Electoral Commission kicks off verification exercise of Administrative Units ahead of LC polls

Electoral Commission kicks off verification exercise of Administrative Units ahead of LC polls

The Electoral Commission has today started a 10-day verification exercise aimed at confirming all the administrative units (villages and parishes) across the country ahead of LC and Women council polls. Justice Simon Byabakama, the Electoral Commission Chairperson said the exercise will run from Thursday March 17th to Saturday, March 26, 2022 in all districts and […]

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 EC set to start verifying administrative units ahead of LC, Women councils polls

EC set to start verifying administrative units ahead of LC, Women councils polls

Electoral Commission (EC) is set to start verification of Administrative Units in preparation for the conduct of Women Councils and Committees elections (from the village to the national level) 2022, and Administrative Units (LC 1 and LC 2) Elections, 2023. This was confirmed by Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon Chairperson, Electoral Commission during a press briefing at the […]

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 First Consignment of Ballot Papers for the 2020/2021 General Elections arrive in the country

First Consignment of Ballot Papers for the 2020/2021 General Elections arrive in the country

The chairperson  Electoral Commission Justice Byabakama Mugenyi has this evening witnessed the delivery of the first batch of elections materials, namely, ballot papers and Declaration of Results Forms for Elections of District Woman Representative to Parliament. This first delivery has been made by Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing Company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. […]

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 EC extends Nomination period of Candidates for Parliamentary Elections, 2021

EC extends Nomination period of Candidates for Parliamentary Elections, 2021

The Electoral Commission (EC) has extended period for the nomination of Parliamentary elections candidates for 2021 elections. The extension comes following presentations from various stakeholders including the Parliament of Uganda on the matter. The Electoral Commission has revised the programme for the nomination of candidates for Parliamentary Elections 2021, from Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th […]

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 EC sets dates for Elections of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Councils and Committees, 2020

EC sets dates for Elections of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Councils and Committees, 2020

The Electoral Commission (EC) Uganda has finalized preparations for the nomination of candidates for elections of Older Persons, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and Youth Councils and Committees at the Village/Cell level. The nomination of candidates for Village/Cell Committees will be conducted over a period of six (6) days that is, from Wednesday 29th July to […]

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