EC Moves To Display Lists Of All Persons Recommended For Deletion

Following the conclusion of the display, the commission shall now proceed to display the lists of all persons recommended for deletion or inclusion by the tribunal from the National Voters’ Register for a period of ten (10) days. The exercise will start on May 16, 2025 on May 26, 2025, at each respective parish/ward headquarters.

According to the commission, the purpose of this exercise is to enable any person who may have been wrongly recommended for deletion to raise an objection to the Parish/Ward Tribunal.

The Parish/Ward Tribunal shall consider and make the final decision concerning recommendations for inclusion, deletion, or correction made by the public.

“For avoidance of doubt, the Parish/Ward Tribunal is appointed by the magistrate of the area and is comprised of two elders (of 60 years and above), one male and one female, and three other members appointed in consultation with political parties and organizations participating in the elections in the area,” said EC Chairman Justice Simon Byabakama in a statement. “At the end of the entire exercise, all returns will be retrieved from the field and recommendations effected by the Electoral Commission. A final National Voters Register for the 2025/2026 General Elections will then be produced.”

The EC says that all complaints arising from the Display Exercise of the National Voters Register shall be addressed to the Returning Officers of the respective Electoral Districts and shall be handled following Article 61(1)(f) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda and Section 15 of the Electoral Commission Act, Cap 140. 

At the conclusion of the Parish Tribunal process, the Commission will collect all the data for preparation of the final National Voters Register in time for conducting the first cycle of elections under the General Elections Roadmap, namely, elections of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Committees (Youths, Persons with Disability, and Older Persons), which are scheduled for June 2025. 

“The commission wishes to remind the public that registered voters can still access and confirm their voting details from the Electoral Commission website: https://ec.or.ug/register. The Electoral Commission appreciates the support of various stakeholders in the electoral process for their role in mobilizing the public to participate in the Display of the Register. The commission further reminds all stakeholders to participate in all the electoral activities as scheduled in the Roadmap for the 2025/2026 General Elections,” says the Electoral Commission.