Press Release

Following the conclusion of the above nomination exercise, the Electoral Commission has appointed the period from 9^th November 2020 until 12^th January 2020 for the purpose of conducting candidates’ campaign meetings for Presidential Elections, 2021. The Electoral Commission has further appointed 14^th January 2020 as the polling date for Presidential Elections 2021.

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The Electoral Commission conducted the nomination of candidates for Local Government Councils and Parliamentary Elections, from 21^st September to 5^th October and on 15^th and 16^th October 2021, respectively. The nomination exercise attracted a high number of aspirants who include party-sponsored candidates and independents. The Commission is compiling the details of all nominated candidates and will publish the results in due course.

The Electoral Commission has appointed Thursday 15^th and Friday 16^th October 2020 as the dates for nomination of candidates for Parliamentary Elections 2021. The nominations shall be conducted at the respective district/city headquarters across the country, beginning at 9:00am and ending at 5:00pm on each of the appointed dates. An aspiring candidate for Member of Parliament shall be a citizen of Uganda and a registered voter.

Due to high numbers of aspirants at the nomination centers since the beginning of the exercise, and in accordance with the powers vested in the Commission under Section 50 of the Electoral Commission Act, the Electoral Commission has taken a decision to extend the nomination exercise, which was scheduled to close on Thursday 1^st October 2020, for four (4) more days, that is, from Friday 2^nd October to Monday 5^th October 2020, including Saturday and Sunday, after which, there will be no further extension.