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EC Celebrates Easter with Butabika National Referral Hospital and Sanyu Babies Home...

As part of the activities to mark Easter Celebrations, a team of EC officials visited Sanyu Babies Home and Butabika National Referral Hospital in Kampala, with food and sanitary items bought with funds contirbuted by staff members.

	The EC Chairperson, Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu (r) hands over an assortment of food items and detergents donated by Electoral Commission staff to the Director of Butabika National Referral Hospital, Dr. Kigozi (l). Butabika Hospital (established in 1955), is the only National Referral Mental Health Institution in the country, and provides specialist care and management for all patients with mental and psychosocial problems on a referral basis.
EC officials, Ms. Jacinta Kasozi (left) and Commissioner Dr. Jenny B. Okello (right) listen to a volunteer's account of working with the children, while Sanyu Babies' Home Director, Ms. Barbra Nankya (middle, back to camera) briefs the EC Chairperson Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu on their work. Sanyu Babies Home is dedicated to care for the abandoned, destitute and orphaned babies and children of Uganda.	EC Chairperson, Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu (r) hands over the items bought with donations made by EC staff to the Director of Sanyu Babies' Home, Ms. Barabra Nankya Mutagubya (l). Sanyu Babies Home cares for up to 50 babies and toddlers aged between 1 day old and 4 years old.

Statistics of Nominated Candidates for 2011 General Elections

Campaign Period and Polling Dates

The Electoral Commission has appointed the dates indicated below as the period for campaigns and polling for Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council Elections 2011 ... more

Clarification on Issuance and use of Voter’s Card during the 2011 General Elections

The Electoral Commission has noted the concern expressed by members of the public, civil society organisations, candidates and political parties, over the non-issuance of Voters’ Cards to
persons who registered as voters but have not yet received their cards. ...more

Update of the National Youth Voters’ Register
In preparation for conducting the Youth Councils/Committees Elections 2010/2011, the Electoral Commission has appointed 17th December until 20th December 2010 as the period for update of the National Youth Voters’ Registers.  ...more

PRESS RELEASES:

Statement on the progress of the Electoral Commission Road Map for 2011 General Elections:

PRESS RELEASE

• Press Statement on Implementation of the Roadmap for 2011 General Elections, Friday 1st April 2011
• Guidance on to Apply Indelible Marker on Voters' Fingers
• Programme for Youth Committee Elections and Elections of Youth Councillors 2011
• Nomination and Polling Date for PWD MPs 2011
• Election of Workers MPs Feb 2011
• Programme for Election of Youth Councillors to Local Governments 2011
• Features on the Ballot Paper for Local Council Elections 2011
• Features on Ballot Paper for LC III Elections
• Progress of the Roadmap for the 2011 General Elections Thursday 6th January 2011
• Press Statement on the Road Map to 2011 General Elections Thursday 23rd December 2010
• Press Statement on the Road Map to 2011 General Elections Thursday 16th December 2010
• Press Statement on the programme for Youth Councils/Committees Elections 2010/2011
• Press Statement on the road Map to 2011 General Elections (9.12.2010)
• Press Statement on the Road Map to 2011 General Elections Thursday 23rd December 2010
• Press Statement on the Road Map to 2011 General Elections Thursday 16th December 2010
• Press Statement on the programme for Youth Councils/Committees Elections 2010/2011
• Press Statement on the road Map to 2011 General Elections (9.12.2010)
• Press Statement on the Issuing of Electronic Copy of the National Voters' Register to Political Parties (17.11.2010)
• Weekly Briefing (09.11.2010) on the Roadmap 2010/2011
• Press Statement -Warning Against Defacement of Posters
• Press Statement on the approved Presidential Candidates Campaign Programme 2011 General Elections
• Presidential Campaign guideline
• Press Statement 13th October 2010
• Press Statement 6th October 2010
• Clarification on Duplicates on the NVR
• Nomination of Presidential Candidates October 2010
• Nomination of Candidates for Parliamentary Elections 2011
• 22nd September 2010
• 15th September 2010
• 1st September 2010
• 14th July 2010
• 30th June 2010
• 23rd June 2010
• 14th June 2010
• 2nd June 2010
• 26th May 2010
• 21st May 2010
• 19th May 2010
• 12th May 2010