Women account for 53% of the total number of registered voters for the 2026 general elections and polling stations have risen to 50,739 from 34,684 in 2021, the Electoral Commission has said.
The EC has registered a total of 21,681,491 voters across 146 districts, up from 18.1 voters in 2021.
Justice Simon Byabaka, the EC chairperson, urged voters to turn up and choose their leaders.
In a statement on the ECโs progress in implementing the 2025/2026 general elections roadmap, Mr Byabakama said issuance of Voter Location Slips (VLS) would begin soon.
โWe are directing EC staff, especially the parish supervisors, under the supervision of subcounty supervisors and district election administrators, to make sure that every voter gets his or her Voter Location Slip,โ he said.
A total of 83,597 candidates have been nominated to contest for the 45,505 elective positions, from President to subcounty councillor.
Voting is scheduled for January 15, and eight candidates are running for president.
President Yoweri Museveni, who is standing for re-election for a sixth time, is being challenged by NUPโs Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, aka Bobi Wine and six others: Nathan Nandala Mafabi (FDC), Robert Kasibante (National Peasants Party), Mugisha Muntu (Alliance for National Transformation), Mubarak Munyagwa Sserunga (Common Man’s Party), Frank Kabanga Bulira (Revolutionary People’s Party) and Elton Joseph Mabirizi (Conservative Party).
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Mr Byabakama said the EC had established a mechanism for addressing complaints and issues arising from the ongoing campaigns and had held two scheduled meetings with agents of presidential candidates and security to resolve the issues.
โI would like to state that the Commission will not hesitate to apply sanctions against any individual or political party/organisation that violates the campaign guidelines or engages in activities that threaten the integrity of the electoral process,โ he said.
The EC โremains firmly on course to fulfil its constitutional mandate under Articles 60 and 61 of the Constitutionโ, he added, stressing that a credible electoral process is a shared responsibility.
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