{"id":16003,"date":"2025-11-26T17:08:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=16003"},"modified":"2025-11-27T08:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T08:23:12","slug":"ec-boss-byabakama-reveals-that-21-million-voters-will-cast-their-votes-in-2026-general-elections-printing-of-ballot-papers-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/ec-boss-byabakama-reveals-that-21-million-voters-will-cast-their-votes-in-2026-general-elections-printing-of-ballot-papers-starts\/","title":{"rendered":"EC Boss Byabakama Reveals That 21 Million Voters Will Cast Their Votes In 2026 General  Elections, Printing Of Ballot Papers Starts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Electoral Commission (EC) , Boss Justice Simon Byabakama ,has  revealed that 21 million voters have been cleared to participate in the January 15, 2026, general elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Byabakama of the 21 million voters  women  represent  53%  and the men account for  47%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a press  conference at the commission\u2019s offices in Kampala, Byabakama  highlighted that Uganda  has 146 districts, 312 counties 50, 739 polling stations.  The Commission has cleared 83,597 candidates to compete for 45,505 elective positions across the country .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"16004\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/ec-boss-byabakama-reveals-that-21-million-voters-will-cast-their-votes-in-2026-general-elections-printing-of-ballot-papers-starts\/ec-26\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ec-26.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ec 26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ec-26.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ec-26.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ec-26-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ec-26.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ec-26.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ec-26.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ec-26.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Byabakama , further stated that the EC has set aside November 27th and 28th as special nomination days for candidates in constituencies where nominated contenders died after their nomination papers had been accepted. The nominations will cater for both local government and parliamentary positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The districts  affected  include Kasanda, Kabong, Nakasongola, Sironko, Kwania, and Tororo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn this regard, I urge all Ugandans to embrace the coming general elections slated for 15 January and exercise their rights as provided for in the Constitution of Uganda,\u201d Byabakama stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EC boss said  1,000 temporary staff will be recruited and train as election officers and  and given skills to handle the biometric gadgets that will be deployed for the nationwide exercise .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Byabakama warned candaites against tribal politics and use of inciting language and or hate speech  noting that ,:\u201c This is not fair and does not portray the qualities of a good leader.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Byabakama said the EC will issue updated voter registers and campaign guidelines in the coming weeks as part of its final preparations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EC has also commenced printing of ballot papers for members of parliament .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electoral Commission (EC) , Boss Justice Simon Byabakama ,has revealed that 21 million voters have been cleared to participate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ed-26-b.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13803,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/ec-chairman-justice-byabakama-announces-extension-of-national-voters-register-update-by-7-days-up-to-february-17th\/","url_meta":{"origin":16003,"position":0},"title":"EC Chairman Justice Byabakama Announces Extension Of  National Voters Register Update By 7 Days Up To February 17th","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"February 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, has announced that the Electoral Commission (EC) has extended the update of the National Voters Register for seven more days to allow more eligible Ugandans to register and update their details ahead of the 2025\/2026 general elections. 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