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Electoral Commission (Amendment) Act

Act 15 of 2010 Current version · as at 25 June 2010

An Act to amend the Electoral Commission Act Cap. 140 to provide for the tenure of office of the Secretary to the Commission; to empower the Commission to accredit political parties and political organizations as election observers; to require the Commission to transmit voters registers to political parties and political organizations taking part in an election; to empower a chief magistrate or ma

Enacted2010
Commenced25th June, 2010
Last amended—
Point-in-time consolidation · as at 25 June 2010. This page may not reflect amendments made after that date. Confirm the current position against the latest Uganda Gazette before relying on it.

About this Act

An Act to amend the Electoral Commission Act Cap. 140 to provide for the tenure of office of the Secretary to the Commission; to empower the Commission to accredit political parties and political organizations as election observers; to require the Commission to transmit voters registers to political parties and political organizations taking part in an election; to empower a chief magistrate or ma

Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
In force
Language
English

Full text of the Act

0 parts · 8 sections

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Uganda

Electoral Commission (Amendment) Act

Commenced on 25th June, 2010

[This is the version of this document at 25 June 2010.]

An Act to amend the Electoral Commission Act Cap. 140 to provide for the tenure of office of the Secretary to the Commission; to empower the Commission to accredit political parties and political organizations as election observers; to require the Commission to transmit voters registers to political parties and political organizations taking part in an election; to empower a chief magistrate or ma

1. Amendment of section 3 of the Electoral Commission Act, 2005

Section 3 of the Electoral Commission Act, 2005 in this Act referred to as the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (2).

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Governing rule

This section states the governing statutory rule for “Amendment of section 3 of the Electoral Commission Act, 2005”.

“Section 3 of the Electoral Commission Act, 2005 in this Act referred to as the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (2).”
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Use this section as the starting statutory rule for “Amendment of section 3 of the Electoral Commission Act, 2005”, together with the linked provisions and current consolidation.

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Related provisions
Section 3 · Amendment of section 16 of the principal Act Electoral Commission Act
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2. Amendment of section 5 of the principal Act

Section 5 of the principal Act is amended as follows—

(a)

by inserting immediately after subsection (3) the following— “(3a) The Secretary shall hold office for a term of five years renewable once.”;

(b)

by deleting subsection (7).

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“Section 5 of the principal Act is amended as follows—”
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  1. (a) by inserting immediately after subsection (3) the following— “(3a) The Secretary shall hold office for a term of five years renewable once.”;
  2. (b) by deleting subsection (7).
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
Section 5 · Amendment of section 25 of the principal Act
Amendment notes

No section-specific amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.

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3. Amendment of section 16 of the principal Act

Section 16 of the principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after subsection (1) the following—

“(1a) Notwithstanding subsection(1), political parties, or organisations and representatives of independent candidates shall be accredited by the Commission as election observers”.

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Amendment of section 16 of the principal Act”.

“Section 16 of the principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after subsection (1) the following—”
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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. “(1a) Notwithstanding subsection(1), political parties, or organisations and representatives of independent candidates shall be accredited by the Commission as 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 amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.

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

4. Insertion of new section 18A in the principal Act

The principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after section 18 the following—

“18A. Commission to transmit voters register to political

The Commission shall transmit to every political party and parties and organisations.

organisation taking part in an election, an electronic copy of the voters register immediately after the nomination day but before polling day and an updated paper copy of the register containing photographs of the voters to be used on the polling day, two weeks before polling day.”

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This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Insertion of new section 18A in the principal Act”.

“The principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after section 18 the following—”
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  1. The Commission shall transmit to every political party and parties and organisations.
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 amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.

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

5. Amendment of section 25 of the principal Act

Section 25 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

by substituting for subsection (1) the following— “(1) Before any general election is held, the Commission shall, by notice in the Gazette, appoint a period of not less than twenty-one days during which a copy of the voter's roll for each parish or ward shall be displayed for public scrutiny.”

(b)

by inserting immediately after subsection (1) the following— “(1a) In addition to the twenty-one days referred to in subsection (1), the Commission shall allow a period of ten days during which any objections or complaints in relation to the names recommended by the tribunal to be included or deleted from the voters roll or in relation to any necessary corrections shall be raised or filed.

(1b)

In the case of a by-election, the Commission shall display the voters roll for a period of ten days and in addition shall allow a period of six days for the display of the recommendations from the tribunal during which any objections or complaints in relation to the names included or deleted from the voters roll or in relation to any necessary corrections shall be raised or filed.

(1c)

For purposes of this section, the complaints relating to the voters roll shall be received by the tribunal”.

(c)

by substituting for subsection (5) the following— “(5) The chief magistrate of a magisterial area or Magistrate Grade I appointed by him or her shall appoint a tribunal comprising five members not being public officers to determine objections received by the returning officer under subsection(4).

(5a)

The tribunal shall comprise of—

(a)

two elders, one female and the other male; and

(b)

three other members who shall be appointed by the Chief Magistrate or Magistrate Grade I in consultation with political parties or organisations participating in the elections in the area.”;

(d)

by substituting for subsection (6) the following— “(6) In this section “an elder” means a person of sixty years of age or above.”;

(e)

by inserting immediately after subsection (8) the following— “(9) The members of the tribunal shall elect from among themselves a chairperson and a secretary.”

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Definition

This section supplies the definitions or statutory meaning governing “Amendment of section 25 of the principal Act”.

“Section 25 of the principal Act is amended—”
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  1. (a) by substituting for subsection (1) the following— “(1) Before any general election is held, the Commission shall, by notice in the Gazette, appoint a period of not less than twenty-one days during which a copy of the voter's roll for each parish or ward shall be displayed for public scrutiny.”
  2. (b) by inserting immediately after subsection (1) the following— “(1a) In addition to the twenty-one days referred to in subsection (1), the Commission shall allow a period of ten days during which any objections or complaints in relation to the names recommended by the tribunal to be included or deleted from the voters roll or in relation to any necessary corrections shall be raised or filed.
  3. (c) by substituting for subsection (5) the following— “(5) The chief magistrate of a magisterial area or Magistrate Grade I appointed by him or her shall appoint a tribunal comprising five members not being public officers to determine objections received by the returning officer under subsection(4).
  4. (a) two elders, one female and the other male; and
  5. (b) three other members who shall be appointed by the Chief Magistrate or Magistrate Grade I in consultation with political parties or organisations participating in the elections in the area.”;
  6. (d) by substituting for subsection (6) the following— “(6) In this section “an elder” means a person of sixty years of age or above.”;
  7. (e) by inserting immediately after subsection (8) the following— “(9) The members of the tribunal shall elect from among themselves a chairperson and a secretary.”
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

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Amendment notes

No section-specific amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.

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6. Amendment of section 27 of the principal Act

Section 27 of the principal Act is amended by substituting for subsection (3) the following—

“(3) The Electoral Commission shall not issue a duplicate voters card to a voter on polling day or within ninety days before polling day.”

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Amendment of section 27 of the principal Act”.

“Section 27 of the principal Act is amended by substituting for subsection (3) the following—”
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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. “(3) The Electoral Commission shall not issue a duplicate voters card to a voter on polling day or within ninety days before polling day.”
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 amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.

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

7. Amendment of section 33 of the principal Act

Section 33 of the principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after subsection (2) the following—

“(3) The Commission shall publish in the Gazette and in the print media , a list of all places at which a voters register is required to be displayed and a list of all polling stations, at least sixty days before the date of display or polling day.”

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Amendment of section 33 of the principal Act”.

“Section 33 of the principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after subsection (2) the following—”
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Practical effect

The provision uses mandatory language; the responsible person or institution should be able to demonstrate compliance.

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  1. “(3) The Commission shall publish in the Gazette and in the print media , a list of all places at which a voters register is required to be displayed and a list of all polling stations, at least sixty days before the date of display or polling day.”
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 amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.

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

8. Amendment of section 50 of the principal Act

Section 50 of the principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after subsection (2) the following—

“(3) The Commission, shall in exercising the special powers under this section shall inform all political parties and organisations and independent candidates of any action taken.”

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Mandatory duty

This section imposes mandatory requirements concerning “Amendment of section 50 of the principal Act”.

“Section 50 of the principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after subsection (2) the following—”
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Practical effect

The provision uses mandatory language; the responsible person or institution should be able to demonstrate compliance.

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Operative requirements extracted from the consolidated text.

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  1. “(3) The Commission, shall in exercising the special powers under this section shall inform all political parties and organisations and independent candidates of any action taken.”
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 amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.

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 25 June 2010) — 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.