{"id":39419,"date":"2025-04-15T17:31:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=39419"},"modified":"2025-05-21T08:44:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T05:44:32","slug":"ec-reschedules-voter-register-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/15\/ec-reschedules-voter-register-display\/","title":{"rendered":"EC Reschedules Voter Register Display"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Electoral Commission has announced adjustments to the timeline for the display of the National Voters&#8217; Register and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Registers, a key step in preparations for Uganda\u2019s 2025\/2026 General Elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New Dates for National Voters&#8217; Register Display<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally scheduled from April 17 to May 8, 2025, the display of the National Voters\u2019 Register will now run from <strong>April 25 to May 15, 2025<\/strong>. This change aims to allow more time for preparation and effective participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Revised Schedule for Special Interest Groups<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The display period for the Voters Registers of Special Interest Groups\u2014namely <strong>Youths, Persons with Disabilities, and Older Persons<\/strong>\u2014has also been rescheduled. Initially set for April 17\u201328, 2025, it will now take place from <strong>April 25 to May 8, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Parish Tribunal Recommendations Timeline Adjusted<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommendations from Parish Tribunals regarding <strong>inclusions and deletions<\/strong> on the voters register will now be reviewed and displayed from <strong>May 16 to May 26, 2025<\/strong>, in accordance with Section 26(2) of the Electoral Commission Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Legal Framework and Electoral Roadmap<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These adjustments align with the Electoral Commission\u2019s legal mandate under <strong>Article 61(1)(e)<\/strong> of the 1995 Constitution and <strong>Sections 18, 20, and 26<\/strong> of the Electoral Commission Act (Cap 176). They also reflect the Commission\u2019s ongoing commitment to a transparent and inclusive electoral process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Call for Public Participation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Electoral Commission is calling on <strong>voters, political parties, and stakeholders<\/strong> to actively engage in the display exercises. Participation will ensure that the register is accurate and that all eligible voters are accounted for ahead of the 2025\/2026 General Elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electoral Commission has announced adjustments to the timeline for the display of the National Voters&#8217; Register and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Registers, a key step in preparations for Uganda\u2019s 2025\/2026 General Elections. New Dates for National Voters&#8217; Register Display Originally scheduled from April 17 to May 8, 2025, the display of the National Voters\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27983,"featured_media":39420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[593,31,8964],"class_list":["post-39419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-electoral-commission","tag-featured","tag-national-voters-register"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27983"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39421,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39419\/revisions\/39421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}