LEADING UGANDA

Coordinated by By Irene Lamunu

Electoral Commission To Reorganise Polling Stations

THE Electoral Commission (EC) has embarked on the reorganization of polling stations, countrywide, in a move seen as one of the ways to harmonize the electoral process, came 2011. According to a circular from the commission, the exercise is expected to continue throughout the year.

In the circular, which was distributed to the public as insertions in selected newspapers, it is indicated that the exercise will involve splitting up the polling stations that have more than 800 voters. On the other hand, those with less than 200 voters shall be merged.

This comes ahead of the 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections, expected to be held next February. The EC says it is relocating polling stations that are either congested or set within contestable areas like private premises, including homes, bars and those with inadequate space