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(1)A person is qualified to be a member of a district or city council, other than the chairperson, if that person—
(a)is a citizen of Uganda; and
(b)is a registered voter.
(2)A person shall not be elected a local government councillor if that person—
(a)is suffering from mental illness;
(b)is acting in or holding an office the functions of which involve a responsibility for or in connection with the conduct of an election under this Act;
(c)is a traditional or cultural leader as defined in Article 246(6) of the Constitution;
(d)is under sentence of death or imprisonment exceeding six months without the option of a fine;
(e)is employed by that local government council; or
(f)is not ordinarily resident in that local government area.
(3)Under the movement political system, a person elected a chairperson or member of a local government executive committee when holding a public office shall resign the public office before assuming the office of chairperson or a member of the executive committee.
(4)Under the movement political system, a person holding a public office who wishes to be a candidate for a local government office or councillor under this Act shall apply for annual leave or leave without pay at least fourteen days before nominations commence.
(5)Under the multiparty political system, a public officer, a person employed in any department or agency of Government, an employee of a local council or an employee of a body in which government has a controlling interest, who wishes to stand for election to a local council office shall resign his or her office at least thirty days before nomination day in accordance with the procedure of the service or employment to which he or she belongs.
(6)Subsection (5) does not apply to persons representing workers.
(7)For the avoidance of doubt, a public officer employed by a local council shall not be a councillor of that local council or any other local council.
You must be a Ugandan citizen and registered voter to qualify as a district or city councillor (excluding the chairperson). You cannot be elected if y...
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