The Electoral Commission has adjusted the dates for nomination of candidates for Local Government Councils Elections including Special Interest Groups (Youths, Persons with Disabilities and Older Persons) elections, which were initially scheduled to commence on 3rd September 2025 and end on 12th September, 2025, for all levels of Local Government.
The nomination exercise has been disaggregated by level of Local Government Council Elections, rescheduled and will now be conducted as follows:
a) District/City (Chairpersons, Lord Mayor and Councillors): The nominations will be conducted from Wednesday, 3rd September 2025 to Friday, 5th September, 2025 at the office of the respective District/City Returning Officer.
b) Municipality/City Division (Chairpersons and Councillors): The nominations will be conducted from Monday, 8th September, 2025 to Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 at the office of the respective District/City Returning Officer.
c) Sub County/Town/Municipal Divisions (Chairpersons and Councillors): The nominations will be conducted from Thursday, 11th September 2025 to Wednesday, 24th September, 2025, excluding the weekend, at the respective County Headquarters.
The announcement was made by the Commission Chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama on Thursday.
“The nomination forms and guidelines for District Councilors, Municipal Councilors and Sub-County Councilors’ elections will be collected from the respective District/City Electoral Commission Office, starting on Monday 11th August 2025,” he said.
The nomination forms for District Chairpersons elections will be accessed for downloading from the Electoral Commission Website https://www.ec.or.ug starting Monday 11th August 2025
Byabakama also announced that the Commission has adjusted the nomination of candidates for Parliamentary Elections including Special Interest Groups (Youths, Persons with Disabilities and Older Persons) which was earlier scheduled to be conducted from 16th September 2025 to 17th September, 2025.
The nominations will now take place on Wednesday, 15th October 2025, and Thursday, 16th October 2025, at the office of the respective District/City Returning Officer.
“The nomination forms and guidelines for Parliamentary Elections will be accessed for downloading from the Electoral Commission website: www.ec.or.ug starting on Monday 11th August 2025,” he said.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
The Electoral Commission has designated the period from Monday, 11th August 2025, to Wednesday, 24th September 2025, for the collection of nomination forms and guidelines for the 2026 Presidential Elections.
During this period, Presidential aspirants will collect: nomination forms; supporter forms, which are to be used for collecting signatures of not less than one hundred (100) registered voters from at least two-thirds (2/3) of all districts in Uganda; and guidelines for nomination and related activities.
Byabakama clarified that the collection of these forms and guidelines will be done physically at the Electoral Commission Head Offices, located on Plot 1-3 & 5, 7th Street Industrial Area, Kampala, from 8:00 am until 5:00pm on each week day.
The physical collection is to allow the Commission to identify and document presidential aspirants, and notify relevant authorities across the country to expect them in the field and offer them support, as may be necessary.
An individual intending to collect nomination forms and supporter forms on behalf of a Political Party/Organisation must present written proof of authorisation.
“This authorisation must be issued by the Secretary General of the Political Party/Organisation or a designated official,” Byabakama said.
“Likewise, aspirants intending to contest as independents and seeking to collect nomination and supporter forms must present proof of registration as voters,” he added.
Byabakama called on all stakeholders to take note of the remaining and ongoing activities on the Roadmap and to participate in the respective activities following the guidelines for the elections.
