{"id":4580,"date":"2021-11-18T15:05:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T15:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=4580"},"modified":"2021-11-18T15:05:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T15:05:53","slug":"electoral-commission-sets-november-29th-and-30th-the-dates-for-nomination-of-candidates-for-the-local-government-councils-by-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/electoral-commission-sets-november-29th-and-30th-the-dates-for-nomination-of-candidates-for-the-local-government-councils-by-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"ELECTORAL COMMISSION SETS NOVEMBER 29th AND 30th THE DATES FOR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS BY-ELECTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the Day-D  for the slated By-elections draws near ,the Electoral Commission has earmarked  Monday 29th November and Tuesday 30th November 2021, the dates for the nomination of candidates for the long awaited Local Government Councils by-elections 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nomination of candidates shall take place at the respective District\/City headquarters beginning at 9 am and ending at 5 pm on each of the appointed dates, a media release by the  Electoral Commission stated . The EC has also released a list of the basic requirements for people who want to contest for the scheduled by-elections (see this website).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All persons aspiring to contest in the Local Government Councils by-elections are urged to familiarize themselves with the requirements for nomination for each elective position, as outlined in the Guidelines issued by the Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAspiring candidates can collect copies of the nomination forms and the above guidelines from the District Electoral Commission offices in each district across the country, or obtain soft copies of the forms and guidelines from the Electoral Commission website: www.ec.or.ug<\/a>,\u201d the Electoral Commission  Chairperson -Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon has stated .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aspiring candidates are particularly urged to note the following: All persons participating in the nomination exercise shall be required to comply with guidelines issued by the Electoral Commission in accordance with the Government of Uganda and Ministry of Health measures against the spread of COVID-19. These include observing social distancing, hand washing, and wearing of masks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accordingly, an aspiring candidate shall be accompanied to the nomination venue by only two persons, that is, the proposer and the seconder; The aspiring candidate will be allowed to use only two (2) vehicles for purposes of attending the nominations and each vehicle shall not carry more than three persons including the driver; and, Convoys and processions shall not be allowed during the nomination exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The categories to be filled during these by-elections include: District Chairperson (Kayunga District), District Women Councilors (DWC), District Directly Elected Councilors (DDEC), Municipality Directly Elected Councilors (MDEC), Municipality Women Councilors (MWC), Sub-county Chairpersons (SCCP), Sub-county Directly Elected Councilors (SCDEC) and Sub-County Women Councilors (SCWEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Councilors include: People with Disabilities (PWDs), Older Persons, Workers and Youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Candidates\u2019 campaign meetings will be conducted for a period of thirteen (13) days, that is, from Thursday 2nd to 14th December 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polling and tallying of results for elections of Councillors representing Special Interest Groups (SIGs) shall take place on Wednesday 15th December 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile polling for the District Chairperson, Kayunga, and other Local Government Councils shall take place on Thursday 16th December 2021, at all polling stations in the affected electoral areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the Day-D  for the slated By-elections draws near ,the Electoral Commission has earmarked  Monday 29th November and Tuesday 30th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4581,"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":[65,128],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","category-elections"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Byabakama.jpeg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4684,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/nomination-of-candidates-for-local-government-council-by-elections-kicks-off\/","url_meta":{"origin":4580,"position":0},"title":"NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS KICKS OFF","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"November 29, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Electoral Commission today started the exercise for nominating candidates that will contest in the Local Government Councils By-elections .\u00a0The nominations will be conducted at the respective District\/City headquarters, in those electoral areas where the vacancies exist, beginning at 9am and ending at 5pm, a statement released by the EC\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Elections"","block_context":{"text":"Elections","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/elections\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Byabakama.jpeg","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Byabakama.jpeg 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Byabakama.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Byabakama.jpeg 2x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Byabakama.jpeg 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1355,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/electoral-commission-releases-new-revised-roadmap-for-2020-2021-general-elections\/","url_meta":{"origin":4580,"position":1},"title":"ELECTORAL COMMISSION RELEASES NEW REVISED ROADMAP FOR 2020\/2021 GENERAL ELECTIONS","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"June 16, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Electoral Commission\u00a0 Chairman, Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi has released the new revised roadmap for \u00a0commencement of various key electoral activities which were suspended three months ago due to a nationwide lockdown and curfew to stem the spread of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. \u00a0 The general elections that will allow\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "National News"","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/national-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ec.jpg","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ec.jpg 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ec.jpg 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15854,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/ec-sets-new-dates-for-fresh-nominations-where-candidates-died\/","url_meta":{"origin":4580,"position":2},"title":"EC Sets New Dates For Fresh Nominations Where Candidates Died","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"October 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Uganda's electoral commission has in accordance with Section 26 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, Cap 177, set Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th October 2025, as the dates for conducting fresh nomination in the various electoral areas across the country, where a nominated candidate has passed away. 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