The Electoral Commission of Uganda, a constitutionally established organ of the Government whose mandate is to “organise and conduct regular, free and fair elections” in the country, in an efficient, professional and impartial manner has announced a number of positions to be filled in the by-elections.
According to a list released by the EC the categories to be filled during the by-elections include ; District Chairperson (Kayunga District), District Women Councilors (DWC), District Directly Elected Councilors (DDEC) and Municipality Directly Elected Councilors (MDEC).
Others are , Municipality Women Councilors (MWC), Sub-county Chairpersons (SCCP), Sub-county Directly Elected Councilors (SCDEC) and Sub-County Women Councilors (SCWEC).
The commision also named the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Councilors who will include; PWDs ; Older Persons, Workers and the Youth. EC went on to disclose the date for Kayunga District Chairperson and other Local Government Councils by-election.
“The various activities related to the by-elections commenced this October, 2021 and will conclude with Polling and Tallying of Results on Wednesday 15th, December, 2021 (for SIGs) and Thursday, 16th December, 2021 for Kayunga District Chairperson and other Local Government Councils,” a statement from the EC read.
Below is a timeline of related activities;
The recruitment of officials to conduct Display of the Voters’ Register will be done 29th -and 30th October 2021 with the subsequent training of the Display Officers, VLS Officials, Supervisors and issuance of appointment letters from 3rd to 4th November 2021.
The public is informed that the display of the National Voters’ Register will be conducted from 8th to 17th November 2021, at all polling stations in the affected Local Government electoral areas.
Display of Parish Tribunal Recommendations for deletion from or inclusion on the Register at the Parish/Ward Headquarters will take place from 18th to 23rd November 2021.
The nomination of candidates will be conducted on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th November 2021 at the respective district headquarters with the period for inspection of candidates’ nomination papers and lodging of complaints from 1st to 6th December 2021.
On 2nd and 3rd December 2021, recruitment of polling day officials (includes written interview) will be done. Production and issuance of accreditation tags to Political Parties and Organizations and accredited observers will be done in the same period
Candidates’ campaign meetings will be conducted for a period of thirteen (13) days, that is, from Thursday 2nd to 14th December 2021.
For more details about the by-elections and affected electoral areas, please visit the EC website www.ec.or.ug/news
