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(1)The Electoral Commission shall publish in the Gazette and local media the nomination days and the time when candidates shall be nominated.
(2)The returning officer shall, in each district, name the places where and the time when nominations shall be made.
(3)The nomination of a candidate shall be submitted by the candidate himself or herself.
(4)A nomination paper specified as Form EC 4 in Schedule 8 to this Act shall be signed by the candidate and seconded by two registered voters and tendered to the returning officer with the following—
(a)the names and signatures of not less than five persons who are registered as voters in the constituency where the person is seeking nomination, and each person shall indicate his or her name, village, occupation and voters registration number which shall be part of or appended to Form EC 4 in Schedule 8 to this Act;
(b)Form EC 5 in Schedule 8 to this Act which shall be evidence of the candidate's appointment of his or her agent specifying the name, voters registration number, address and occupation of the official agent;
(c)Form EC 6 in Schedule 8 to this Act indicating that the agent has accepted the appointment and has made a statement of oath before a commissioner for oaths or a person so authorised;
(d)a statement under oath specified as Form EC 7 in Schedule 8 to this Act stating among other things—
(i)that the person seeking nomination is a citizen of Uganda;
(ii)that he or she is eighteen years of age or above; and
(iii)that he or she is not disqualified from being a local government councillor under this Act or any other law in force;
(e)Form EC 8 in Schedule 8 to this Act indicating the candidate's consent to his or her nomination; and
(f)a non-refundable nomination fee of—
(i)in the case of a district, city or municipality, two and a half currency points; and
(ii)in the case of a town, city division or subcounty, one currency point,
in cash or by bank draft payable to the respective local government council.
(5)The nomination paper shall be accompanied by two postcard-size photographs of the candidate's own face.
(6)A duplicate copy of the nomination paper certified by the returning officer shall be given to the candidate.
You must personally submit your nomination to the returning officer during the official nomination days published by the Electoral Commission. The nom...
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