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The Electoral Commission has released a list of 19 Presidential aspirants who have submitted their supporter forms for verification as at 22nd October 2020.
Section 10(b) of the Presidential Elections Act provides that a Presidential candidate’s nomination shall be supported by not less than 100 persons who are registered voters, from not less than 98 districts, which form two thirds (2/3) of all the districts of Uganda.
Meanwhile, aspiring candidates have also been advised to book time in advance on any of the gazetted dates, that is, Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd November 2020, in order to ensure a smooth nomination exercise.
In accordance with Section 21(1) of the Presidential Elections Act, the Commission says it will appoint and gazette campaign period and polling date after the nomination exercise.
The following are Presidential aspirants who have submitted to EC their supporter forms for verification as at 22nd October 2020.