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Electoral Commission (Adoption and Manner of Use of Technology in the Management of Elections) Regulations

Statutory Instrument 2 of 2021 Current version · as at 24 December 2025
Enacted2021
Commenced7 January 2021
Last amended24 December 2025Statutory Instrument 98 of 2025
Point-in-time consolidation · as at 24 December 2025. This page may not reflect amendments made after that date. Confirm the current position against the latest Uganda Gazette before relying on it.

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
In force
Language
English

Amendments

1 amending instrument
  1. 24 December 2025 Electoral Commission (Adoption and Manner of Use of Biometric Voter Verification System) Regulations, 2025 Statutory Instrument 98 of 2025

Full text of the Act

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Uganda

Electoral Commission (Adoption and Manner of Use of Technology in the Management of Elections) Regulations

Commenced on 7 January 2021

[This is the version of this document at 24 December 2025.]

1. Title

These Regulations may be cited as the Electoral Commission (Adoption and Manner of Use of Technology in the Management of Elections) Regulations,

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Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Title”.

“These Regulations may be cited as the Electoral Commission (Adoption and Manner of Use of Technology in the Management of Elections) Regulations,”
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The power must be exercised by the authorised decision-maker, within the conditions and purpose stated in the section.

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  1. These Regulations may be cited as the Electoral Commission (Adoption and Manner of Use of Technology in the Management of Elections) Regulations,
Judicial interpretation

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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

  • [Amended by Electoral Commission (Adoption and Manner of Use of Biometric Voter Verification System) Regulations, 2025 (Statutory Instrument 98 of 2025) on 24 December 2025]

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Authority status: legislation is primary authority; judgment weight follows the displayed court level and the ratio caveat. Check version history

2. Adoption of technology in the management of elections

(1)

The commission may, in the exercise of its powers under section 12 (1) of the Act, adopt technology in the management of elections.

(2)

The commission may, where practicable, subject to access to the data grid, adopt, in a phased manner, the use of information communications technology (ICT) for the following purposes-

(a)

registration of voters and update of the National Voters' Register;

(b)

display of the National Voters' Register;

(c)

online voter data search;

(d)

provision of online nomination forms for candidates;

(e)

processing of nomination papers of candidates;

(f)

voter education;

(g)

management of complaints;

(h)

accreditation of election observers;

(i)

[paragraph (i) revoked by section 8(a) of Statutory Instrument 98 of 2025]

(j)

transmission of election results.

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Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Adoption of technology in the management of elections”.

“(1) The commission may, in the exercise of its powers under section 12 (1) of the Act, adopt technology in the management of elections.”
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Practical effect

The power must be exercised by the authorised decision-maker, within the conditions and purpose stated in the section.

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  1. (1) The commission may, in the exercise of its powers under section 12 (1) of the Act, adopt technology in the management of elections.
  2. (2) The commission may, where practicable, subject to access to the data grid, adopt, in a phased manner, the use of information communications technology (ICT) for the following purposes-
  3. (a) registration of voters and update of the National Voters' Register;
  4. (b) display of the National Voters' Register;
  5. (c) online voter data search;
  6. (d) provision of online nomination forms for candidates;
  7. (e) processing of nomination papers of candidates;
  8. (f) voter education;

4 further items remain in the statutory text above.

Judicial interpretation

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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

  • [Amended by Electoral Commission (Adoption and Manner of Use of Biometric Voter Verification System) Regulations, 2025 (Statutory Instrument 98 of 2025) on 24 December 2025]

Act-level history only · Do not infer that every amendment changed this section

Authority status: legislation is primary authority; judgment weight follows the displayed court level and the ratio caveat. Check version history

3. Use of ICT platforms for accreditation of election observers

The commission may, subject to section 16 of the Act, adopt the use of ICT enabled platforms in the accreditation and management of election observers

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What this section does
Statutory power

This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Use of ICT platforms for accreditation of election observers”.

“The commission may, subject to section 16 of the Act, adopt the use of ICT enabled platforms in the accreditation and management of election observers”
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Practical effect

The power must be exercised by the authorised decision-maker, within the conditions and purpose stated in the section.

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Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. The commission may, subject to section 16 of the Act, adopt the use of ICT enabled platforms in the accreditation and management of election observers
Judicial interpretation

Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.

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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

  • [Amended by Electoral Commission (Adoption and Manner of Use of Biometric Voter Verification System) Regulations, 2025 (Statutory Instrument 98 of 2025) on 24 December 2025]

Act-level history only · Do not infer that every amendment changed this section

Authority status: legislation is primary authority; judgment weight follows the displayed court level and the ratio caveat. Check version history

4. *** [regulation 4 revoked by section

8(b) of Statutory Instrument 98 of 2025]

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“8(b) of Statutory Instrument 98 of 2025]”
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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

  • [Amended by Electoral Commission (Adoption and Manner of Use of Biometric Voter Verification System) Regulations, 2025 (Statutory Instrument 98 of 2025) on 24 December 2025]

Act-level history only · Do not infer that every amendment changed this section

Authority status: legislation is primary authority; judgment weight follows the displayed court level and the ratio caveat. Check version history

5. Installation of electronic display system at tallying centers

The commission shall install an electronic display system at every tallying center, on which the votes being tallied shall be displayed to the general public

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Installation of electronic display system at tallying centers”.

“The commission shall install an electronic display system at every tallying center, on which the votes being tallied shall be displayed to the general public”
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The provision uses mandatory language; the responsible person or institution should be able to demonstrate compliance.

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  1. The commission shall install an electronic display system at every tallying center, on which the votes being tallied shall be displayed to the general public
Judicial interpretation

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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

  • [Amended by Electoral Commission (Adoption and Manner of Use of Biometric Voter Verification System) Regulations, 2025 (Statutory Instrument 98 of 2025) on 24 December 2025]

Act-level history only · Do not infer that every amendment changed this section

Authority status: legislation is primary authority; judgment weight follows the displayed court level and the ratio caveat. Check version history

6. Validation

Any act done by the commission under the Electoral Commission Act or any other law in force for the time being relating to elections, which falls under any provision of these Regulations shall be taken to have been done under these Regulations and shall remain valid

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Validation”.

“Any act done by the commission under the Electoral Commission Act or any other law in force for the time being relating to elections, which falls under any provision of these Regulations shall be taken to have been done under these Regulations and shall remain valid”
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The provision uses mandatory language; the responsible person or institution should be able to demonstrate compliance.

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  1. Any act done by the commission under the Electoral Commission Act or any other law in force for the time being relating to elections, which falls under any provision of these Regulations shall be taken to have been done under these Regulations and shall remain valid
Judicial interpretation

Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.

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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions
Electoral Commission Act
Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

  • [Amended by Electoral Commission (Adoption and Manner of Use of Biometric Voter Verification System) Regulations, 2025 (Statutory Instrument 98 of 2025) on 24 December 2025]

Act-level history only · Do not infer that every amendment changed this section

Authority status: legislation is primary authority; judgment weight follows the displayed court level and the ratio caveat. Check version history

7. Powers of commission

(1)

Where, during the course of an election, it appears to the commission that by reason of any mistake, miscalculation, emergency or unusual or unforeseen circumstances, any of the provisions of these Regulations do not accord with the exigencies of the situation, the commission may, by particular or general instructions, otherwise adapt any of those provisions as may be required to achieve the purposes of these Regulations to such extent as the commission considers necessary to meet the exigencies of the situation.

(2)

For the avoidance of doubt, this regulation applies to the whole electoral process, including all steps taken for the purposes of the election and includes nomination.

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Definition

This section supplies the definitions or statutory meaning governing “Powers of commission”.

“(1) Where, during the course of an election, it appears to the commission that by reason of any mistake, miscalculation, emergency or unusual or unforeseen circumstances, any of the provisions of these Regulations do not accord with the exigencies of the situation, the commission may, by particular or general instructions, otherwise adapt any of those provisions as may be required to achieve the purposes of these Regulations to such extent as the commission considers necessary to meet the exigencies of the…”
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Use this definition when interpreting other provisions that employ the language addressed by “Powers of commission”.

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  1. (1) Where, during the course of an election, it appears to the commission that by reason of any mistake, miscalculation, emergency or unusual or unforeseen circumstances, any of the provisions of these Regulations do not accord with the exigencies of the situation, the commission may, by particular or general instructions, otherwise adapt any of those provisions as may be required to achieve the purposes of these Regulations to such extent as the commission considers necessary to meet the exigencies of the situation.
  2. (2) For the avoidance of doubt, this regulation applies to the whole electoral process, including all steps taken for the purposes of the election and includes nomination.
Judicial interpretation

Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.

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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific note is recorded. Act-level consolidation history:

  • [Amended by Electoral Commission (Adoption and Manner of Use of Biometric Voter Verification System) Regulations, 2025 (Statutory Instrument 98 of 2025) on 24 December 2025]

Act-level history only · Do not infer that every amendment changed this section

Authority status: legislation is primary authority; judgment weight follows the displayed court level and the ratio caveat. Check version history

Original Laws of Uganda consolidation (as at 24 December 2025) — public-domain legislation, consolidated by ULII / Laws.Africa (CC BY 4.0). This is a point-in-time text and may not reflect later amendments; confirm against the latest Uganda Gazette before relying on it.