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During an election and while the polls are open, every returning officer and presiding officer is a keeper of the peace and has all the powers of a justice of the peace to maintain law and order at the polling station, and he or she may—
(a)require the assistance of a member of the Uganda Police Force or other persons present to aid him or her in maintaining peace and good order at the polling station;
(b)warn or arrest or cause, by verbal order, to be arrested, and place or cause to be placed in the custody of any police officer or other person authorised by law, any person disturbing the peace and good order at the polling station; or
(c)cause any arrested person to be imprisoned under an order signed by him or her until not later than an hour after the closure of the poll.
Returning officers and presiding officers have the legal authority to keep peace at polling stations during elections. They can request police or othe...
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