{"id":598,"date":"2025-07-23T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsnest.co.ug\/?p=598"},"modified":"2025-08-15T12:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T09:09:10","slug":"electoral-commission-unveils-2025-2026-general-elections-roadmap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnest.co.ug\/?p=598","title":{"rendered":"Electoral Commission Unveils 2025\/2026 General Elections Roadmap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) has released a comprehensive roadmap detailing key activities for the 2025\/2026 General Elections, urging all stakeholders to take note of the timelines and actively participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement was made via a press release signed by Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission. The roadmap outlines a series of activities, beginning with the nomination of municipality and city division Special Interest Group (SIG) committees for older persons, persons with disabilities (PwDs), and youth, scheduled for <strong>July 24\u201325, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be followed by candidate campaigns, polling, and subsequent nominations for various committees throughout <strong>August 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key dates include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>District Conferences for Non-Unionised Workers Delegates:<\/strong> August 7, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nomination of District and City SIG Committee Candidates:<\/strong> August 11\u201312, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Campaign Meetings for Older Persons, PwD, and Youth Candidates:<\/strong> August 12\u201317, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Polling for District and City Older Persons Committees:<\/strong> August 15, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Polling for District and City PwD Committees:<\/strong> August 18, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Polling for District and City Youth Committees:<\/strong> August 19, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Regional Conferences for Non-Unionised Workers Delegates to the National Level:<\/strong> August 25, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Regional Conferences for Older Persons Delegates to the National Level:<\/strong> August 27, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nomination, Campaigns, and Polling for the National Youth Council Committee:<\/strong> August 27\u201329, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The latter part of the year will focus on nominations for local government, parliamentary, and presidential elections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nomination of Candidates for Local Governments, including SIGs:<\/strong> September 3\u201312, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nomination of Parliamentary Candidates:<\/strong> September 16\u201317, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nomination of Presidential Candidates:<\/strong> September 23\u201324, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Campaign Period for Presidential and Parliamentary Candidates:<\/strong> October 4, 2025 \u2013 January 12, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The roadmap culminates in the polling period for Presidential, Parliamentary, and Local Government Council elections across all administrative divisions, scheduled from <strong>January 9 to February 9, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justice Byabakama emphasized that the roadmap provides a clear framework to ensure transparency, inclusivity, and timely conduct of the elections, urging all citizens and stakeholders to actively engage in the electoral process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) has released a comprehensive roadmap detailing key activities for the 2025\/2026 General Elections, urging all stakeholders to take note of the timelines and actively participate. 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