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Section 118: Voters registers and rolls

Local Governments Act · 138

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(1) The voters registers and rolls maintained under the parliamentary elections law or any other voters registers or rolls maintained under any other law relating to general elections in Uganda shall apply to the elections of local governments. (2) A district registrar designated under the parliamentary elections law or under any other law relating to general elections in Uganda shall, on a continuous basis, maintain and update the different voters registers or rolls for the district in relation to the elections under this Act. (3) In the performance of his or her duties under subsection (2), the district registrar shall be under the direction and control of the Electoral Commission. (4) The provisions of Part III of the Electoral Commission Act or any other law relating to the national register of voters and voters rolls shall apply to the registers and voters rolls maintained for purposes of elections under this Act with such modifications and adaptations as may be necessary.

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