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==Electoral System== |
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The elections are supervised by the Electoral Commission of Uganda.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IFES Election Guide {{!}} Elections: Uganda President 2016|url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2754/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=www.electionguide.org}}</ref> The President of Uganda is elected using the two-round system, with candidates needing to receive at least 50% of the vote to be elected in the first round. Chapter 142 of the Presidential Elections Act of 2000 of Uganda stipulates that presidential candidates must be a citizen of Uganda by birth, between 35 and 75 years old and be qualified to be an MP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Presidential Electons Act 2000 {{!}} Uganda Legal Information Institute|url=https://ulii.org/ug/legislation/consolidated-act/142|access-date=2020-09-18|website=ulii.org}}</ref> |
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The elections are supervised by the Electoral Commission of Uganda.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IFES Election Guide {{!}} Elections: Uganda President 2016|url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2754/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=www.electionguide.org}}</ref> The President of Uganda is elected using the two-round system, with candidates needing to receive at least 50% of the vote to be elected in the first round. Chapter 142 of the Presidential Elections Act of 2000 of Uganda stipulates that presidential candidates must be a citizen of Uganda by birth and be qualified to be an MP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Presidential Electons Act 2000 {{!}} Uganda Legal Information Institute|url=https://ulii.org/ug/legislation/consolidated-act/142|access-date=2020-09-18|website=ulii.org}}</ref> |
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Candidates are also required to be of sound mind and have no formal connection with the Electoral Commission of Uganda. Term limits were abolished in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goitom|first=Hanibal|date=2012-04-25|title=Uganda: Proposal to Re-Introduce Presidential Term Limits {{!}} Global Legal Monitor|url=https://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/uganda-proposal-to-re-introduce-presidential-term-limits/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=www.loc.gov}}</ref> |
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Candidates are also required to be of sound mind and have no formal connection with the Electoral Commission of Uganda. Term limits were abolished in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goitom|first=Hanibal|date=2012-04-25|title=Uganda: Proposal to Re-Introduce Presidential Term Limits {{!}} Global Legal Monitor|url=https://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/uganda-proposal-to-re-introduce-presidential-term-limits/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=www.loc.gov}}</ref> |
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The elections are supervised by the Electoral Commission of Uganda. The President of Uganda is elected using the two-round system, with candidates needing to receive at least 50% of the vote to be elected in the first round. Chapter 142 of the Presidential Elections Act of 2000 of Uganda stipulates that presidential candidates must be a citizen of Uganda by birth and be qualified to be an MP.
Candidates are also required to be of sound mind and have no formal connection with the Electoral Commission of Uganda. Term limits were abolished in 2005.
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Elections and referendums in Uganda