The Electoral Commission (EC) today concluded compilation of Village Women Residents Registers in preparation for the conduct of Women Councils and Committees Elections, 2022.
The Uganda Electoral Commission commenced the registration exercise on Friday 10th June 2022 and was scheduled to close on Monday 13th June 2022, however, it was extended for four more days ending today, Friday 17th June 2022.
According to Paul Bukenya, the Spokesperson of the Uganda Electoral Commission, the registration of female residents in each village throughout Uganda will not be conducted after this date.
The exercise has enabled willing Ugandan females of eighteen (18) years and above, countrywide, to register at their respective cells/villages in order to participate in the forthcoming elections of Women Councils and Committees, Bukenya added.
The Commission has also declared that the display of Village Women Residents Registers shall start on Thursday 23rd to Friday 24th June 2022 in all the villages across the country. The exercise aims to enable voters to check for the correctness of their particulars on the Village Women Residents Register.
The display exercise will begin at 8:00 am and end at 6:00 pm at the designated public/open place in the respective villages.
