| b. Serious Flaws in the Electoral Process
You have expressed concern over the delay in producing the final Voters Register. Please be assured that, the final Voters Register will be, ready in time for Polling.
Your worry about the number of Voters on the Voters Register has been noted. It is important to note that the last Population Census for Uganda was conducted in 1991. What the National Bureau of Statistics has provided you with are population projections, which might not rhyme with the list of eligible electors. The figure of 11.6 million Voters on the Register is derived from returns received from the field after the National Voters Register Update Exercise. It is during this exercise that new Voters are registered, those who wish to transfer to other voting centres are transferred, the dead and other non bona fide Voters are deleted from the Register. You will recall that at the request of the Presidential Candidates the period for this exercise was extended to allow the Voters more time to scrutinise and clean the Register. There is no way the Commission can cause the number of Voters on the Register to rhyme with the mandate methodology and legal requirements of the two Government bodies are different.
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