Uganda Case Law

Onega v Electoral Commission

Onega v Electoral Commission (Constitutional Petition No. 6 of 2016) [2021] UGCC 21 (9 August 2021)

Court

Constitutional Court of Uganda

Case number

Constitutional Petition No. 6 of 2016

Judge

Bamugemereire, JCC, Kakuru, JCC, Madrama, JCC, Mulyagonja, JCC, Buteera, DCJ

The majority of the Constitutional Court held that the Electoral Commission's act of retiring the 2011 Voters' Register and substituting it with data from the National Identification Enrolment Register, resulting in the omission of the Petitioner's name, was inconsistent with its constitutional duty to maintain the Voters' Register under Article 61(1)(e). The Commission's failure to maintain its existing data bank and ensure the Petitioner's continued registration violated his right to vote and to stand as a candidate, as protected by Articles 17(1)(h), 20(2), 21, 59, and 80(1)(b) of the Cons…

Source excerpt

• Right To Vote
• Electoral Register Management
• Constitutional Interpretation
• Administrative Errors
• Electoral Commission Duties