The Electoral Commission-EC has officially kicked off its confirmation of nominations of Presidential candidates for the 2021 general polls on Monday.
Paul Bukenya the EC acting spokesperson says they will be handling at least 82 nominations which were received by 25th September 2020.
Bukenya says a verification team has been formed to look into the nomination and supporter forms that will last at least 2 weeks.
As part of the requirements for a presidential contender, they must collect over 100 signatures from registered voters in over 98 evenly distributed districts in Uganda before submitting their papers for verification.
Section 10(b) of the Presidential Elections Act provides that a Presidential candidate’s nomination shall be supported by not less than one hundred (100) persons who are registered voters, from not less than ninety-eight (98) districts, which form two thirds (2/3) of all the districts of Uganda.
The official dates for the nomination of presidential contenders are 2nd and 3rd November 2020.
