Eastern Region Youths go to Polls

The Electoral Commission has designated 23rd – 24th March 2016 as the period for convening the Regional Meeting for election of Youth Representative to Parliament for Eastern Region.

The regional meeting which begun this morning are being held at the YMCA Conference and Training Centre, Jinja Branch.

Electoral College

The Electoral College for electing the Youth Representative in Parliament contains of members of the District Youth Councils within the Eastern Region, specifically consisting of the following:

District Youth Committees (9 members per district) within the region; Chairperson of each Subcounty/Division/Municipality/Town Youth Council within the region; Secretary for Finance at the Sub county/Division/Municipality/Town Youth Council; Secretary for Women Affairs of every Sub county/Division/Municipality/Town Youth Council; One Youth with Disability (PWD) at District level; and Two (2) student representatives from each district within the region, one of whom shall be female, nominated by the Uganda National Students’ Association (UNSA);

Members of the Electoral College reported to YMCA Conference and Training Centre, Jinja Branch, this morning.

“In order to ease the identification process, members are advised to carry introductory letters and identification documents, namely the National Id Card, Voter Locater Slip, or Voter Number,” a statement from EC reads.

“Please note that aspiring candidates for election of the Representative of Youth in Parliament must fulfill the minimum requirements for nomination for election of a Member of Parliament.”