The Electoral Commission has revealed that the National Identification will not be used during the forthcoming general elections in 2021 but one must have a National Identification Number or NIN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This comes after different politicians started rallying Ugandans to acquire National Identification cards as one of the requirements to vote in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deputy chairperson Electoral Commission Hajjat Aisha Lubega said on Monday during a stakeholders\u2019 meeting held at Imperial Royale Hotel that IDS will not be a prerequisite for one to vote and no one will be allowed to vote if his or she does not appear on the voters\u2019 register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEvery Ugandan should have an ID but the major, guiding and the important document that the election commission has to carry out an election exercise is the voters\u2019 register, every voter should ensure that they have been registered as voters,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She noted that for one to be eligible to vote he or she should put the following into consideration;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 One must be a citizen of Uganda with a National Identification number or NIN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 One should ensure that he or she belongs to an electoral area of residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Verify the polling station he or she will vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Check the details in the National Voters register when it\u2019s displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 If your name is not on the register, present the IDS or NIN to be added during the updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She noted that the demarcation of the new electoral areas and reorganisation of polling stations will be conducted on 3rd to 14th September 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhatever we demarcate, we display and we expect people to keep on checking on our displayed list to see whether this is exactly what we agreed on,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She noted that since there is an increase in the population in the country the new created areas have to be fixed as early as possible and the engagement will enhance the credibility of elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe demarcation comes as a result one, the numbers has become big ,there has been new creations through Local government, so that changes the status core ,we have to go back to the villages to do new demarcation and reorganisation of polling stations,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crispy Kaheru, the coordinator of Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) noted that in the past the country came face to face with some of the ghost polling areas because many times people don\u2019t pay attention to this kind of important process of demarcating the areas<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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