Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, the Chairperson Electoral Commission Uganda clarifies that as required by law, the statutory deadline for conducting a Parliamentary by-election is sixty (60) days after notification from the Clerk to Parliament on the occurrence of the vacancy.
Justice Byabakama appeals to the Political Parties and prospective candidates in the Serere By-Election to call upon their supporters to observe law and order, transparency, and fairness aimed at having peaceful, free, fair & credible elections without any violence.
The Commission received the notice on 28th December 2022 and therefore, the statutory deadline for holding the by-election for the Member of Parliament for Serere County, Constituency is Saturday 25th February 2023.
According to the road map, the nomination of candidates for the by-election of Member of Parliament, Serere County will be conducted on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟵𝘁𝗵 & 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 at the Office of the District Returning Officer, Serere District.
Scrutinizing the Parish Tribunal lists of voters recommended for inclusion/deletion from the National Voters Register is slated for 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑.The lists will be displayed at the parish/ward level.
The display of the Voters Register for Serere By-Election will take place from 𝟮𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯. Voters are encouraged to turn up in big numbers to verify the correctness of their particulars on the Register.
The Parliamentary seat for Serere County fell vacant following the death of the former Member of Parliament, the Late Hon. Okabe Patrick, in a motor accident on 19th December 2022
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