EC Chairman Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi
The Electoral Commission has started displaying lists of all persons recommended for deletion or inclusion in the National Voters Register. The exercise, taking place at each respective parish/ward headquarters, started on May 16, 2025 and will end on May 26, 2025.
This follows the conclusion of the display of the National Voters Register exercise on Thursday 15th May 2025. The exercise which started on 25th April 2025 was conducted by the Electoral Commission countrywide in preparation for the 2025-2026 General Elections, and in accordance with Section 26 of the Electoral Commission Act (Cap 176).
According to the Electoral Commission, the purpose of displaying lists of all persons recommended for deletion or inclusion in the National Voters Register 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 Mugenyi 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.
