Mission: "To organise and conduct regular free and fair elections and referenda professionally, impartially, and efficiently"

 

LEGAL AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
Legal Department has the following roles:
• Offer legal advise,
• Litigation
• Drafting amendments to electoral laws
• Drafting contracts and/or agreements,
• Drafting Statutory Instruments and Gazette Notices on election activities
• Handling complaints at any stage of the electoral process,
• Drafting guidelines on the electoral proces
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• And any other official duty as may be assigned to the Department from time to time.

All operations are governed by the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, electoral laws and regulations and other relevant laws on the conduct of an election or referendum and the operation of the Electoral Commission.

Public Relations Section has the following roles:
• To enhance the image of the Electoral Commission through specific interventions as described below:
• To protect and promote the good image of the Commission;
• To continuously update the public on the various electoral programmes being executed by Commission;
• To create and sustain good relations with the media;
• To plan, budget and execute PR programmes for EC; and,
• To co-ordinate/enhance the flow of information between departments; between Management and staff; and between the head office and district offices. Back
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