The Electoral Commission chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama has said updating of the National voters’ Register will end next month as part of the 2021 general elections roadmap.
He said an eligible person who wishes to register as a voter will be able to do so at any of the update centres countrywide where a registration kit will be stationed.
However, a person who is already registered as a voter anywhere in Uganda must not register again.
Addressing journalists at the Electoral Commission headquarters in Kampala, he said Electoral Commission would conduct a voters’ register update starting November 21 to December 11 from 8:00am to 6:00pm every day, including weekends.
“During the General Update exercise, the Electoral Commission will register eligible Ugandan citizens of 18 years and above, who are not yet registered as voters,” said Byabakama on Thursday at the Commission’s head offices in Kampala.
He said during the update exercise, registered voters who wish to transfer to new voting locations will be able to apply for such transfer.
“A voter who wishes to transfer to a new voting location will be required to present confirmation that he/she originates from or is, at the time of application for transfer, a resident of the Parish of that (new) voting location. Such applicants should ensure they have details of their previous voting location,”
He added that the update exercise will also enable registered voters to check and confirm that their particulars are on the Register at voting locations which they indicated during registration.
He noted that his office would display at each update station, the Register of each polling station within the respective Parish/Ward.
He explained that the details of learners who were registered under the Learners Project in 2017 and have since attained the age of 18 years will be updated and assigned a polling station within their parish of residence or origin.
“The Electoral Commission has appointed Wednesday December 11, 2019, as the cut-off date for registration of voters in Uganda. Registration and transfer of voters from one polling station to another within Uganda will not be conducted after this date,” Byabakama said.
Byabakama said the Electoral Commission has updated its list to the current figure of 34,236 polling stations.
“As of November 21, 2019, the number of registered voters was 16,435,315 from 135 districts of Uganda with 34,236 polling stations,” he said.
