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EC on spot over broken polling kits, says it was due to plastic seals

PETER SSENTI | PML Daily CorrespondentbyPETER SSENTI | PML Daily Correspondent
January 10, 2021
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Some of the polling kits (PHOTO/Courtesy).

KAMPALA – With just less than four days left to the election day, the Electoral Commission (EC) has a burden to clarify about the condition of some polling kits which have been delivered to districts with broken seals.

The head of electoral body, Justice Simon Byabakama says that seals on some of the polling kits broke during the transportation from the Commissions main warehouse in Kampala to the respective district facilities.

“The breakage is a result of impact of stacked metal boxes sealed with plastic seals, pressing against each other, during transportation,” he said in a statement.

“As a measure to ensure integrity and transparence of the process, stakeholders in the respective districts are briefed before the offloading begins. Any box that is found with a broken seal gets a replacement, and the serial numbers of both the old and the new seals are recorded. This is done after ascertaining that the contents of the polling kit are all intact,” he added.

Electoral Commission boss Justice Simon Byabakama (PHOTO/Courtesy).

 

For avoidance of doubt, Byabakama says the polling kit includes the following items:

Two (2) spare seals to take care of emergency (breakage) during transportation;

Ballot Papers (sealed);
Declaration Results Forms (sealed);

Polling Register (National Voters Register for the respective Polling Stations);

Generic Polling Forms which include Accountability of Ballot Papers, Official Report Book, among others;
Generic materials such as the ink pad, indelible ink, pens, among others.

“The Commission assures all stakeholders that the polling kit remains sealed up to the time of delivery at the polling station where the Presiding Officer will open it, on the morning of polling day, and in the presence of ten (10) registered voters at the respective polling station.”

He also asked political parties and candidates to appoint agents to observe the safe custody of the polling kit, until the same is delivered to the respective polling stations on polling day.

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