Electoral Commission of Uganda

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electoral commission independent government agency

The Electoral Commission of Uganda is the national independent body responsible for organizing, managing, and supervising elections and referenda in Uganda.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Electoral Commission of Uganda canonical	8
Uganda Electoral Commission	4
Electoral Commission headquarters in Kampala	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2084584 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Electoral Commission of Uganda
Context triple: [President of the Uganda People’s Congress, engagesWith, Electoral Commission of Uganda]

A. Parliament of Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the interests of Ugandan citizens.
B. Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Uganda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and international representation.
C. State House of Uganda
The State House of Uganda is the official residence and office of the President of Uganda, serving as the central seat of the country's executive authority.
D. Cabinet of Uganda
The Cabinet of Uganda is the central decision-making body of the country's executive branch, composed of the president, vice president, and appointed ministers who oversee government policy and administration.
E. Uganda People’s Congress
The Uganda People’s Congress is a major political party in Uganda that has played a central role in the country’s post-independence politics, including forming several early governments.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Electoral Commission of Uganda
Target entity description: The Electoral Commission of Uganda is the national independent body responsible for organizing, managing, and supervising elections and referenda in Uganda.

A. Parliament of Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the interests of Ugandan citizens.
B. Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Uganda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and international representation.
C. State House of Uganda
The State House of Uganda is the official residence and office of the President of Uganda, serving as the central seat of the country's executive authority.
D. Cabinet of Uganda
The Cabinet of Uganda is the central decision-making body of the country's executive branch, composed of the president, vice president, and appointed ministers who oversee government policy and administration.
E. Uganda People’s Congress
The Uganda People’s Congress is a major political party in Uganda that has played a central role in the country’s post-independence politics, including forming several early governments.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electoral commission ⓘ independent government agency ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Uganda Electoral Commission ⓘ linked to: Electoral Commission of Uganda
appointedBy	President of Uganda ⓘ
country	Uganda ⓘ
ensures	compliance with electoral laws in Uganda ⓘ
hasScope	national elections ⓘ referenda at national level ⓘ sub-national elections ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Uganda ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Kampala ⓘ
independence	nominally independent of the executive branch ⓘ
jurisdiction	Uganda ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of the Republic of Uganda ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uganda
mandate	to ensure regular, free and fair elections in Uganda ⓘ
monitors	campaign activities for compliance with regulations ⓘ
oversees	accreditation of election observers in Uganda ⓘ nomination of candidates for elections in Uganda ⓘ registration of voters in Uganda ⓘ
regulates	political parties’ participation in elections ⓘ
reportsTo	Parliament of Uganda on conduct of elections ⓘ
responsibility	compiling, maintaining, revising and updating the voters register ⓘ declaring election results ⓘ demarcating constituencies for elections ⓘ ensuring that elections are conducted in a free and fair manner ⓘ organizing local government elections ⓘ organizing national referenda ⓘ organizing parliamentary elections ⓘ organizing presidential elections ⓘ voter education ⓘ
role	managing elections in Uganda ⓘ managing referenda in Uganda ⓘ organizing elections in Uganda ⓘ organizing referenda in Uganda ⓘ supervising elections in Uganda ⓘ supervising referenda in Uganda ⓘ
sector	elections administration ⓘ
supervises	local government elections in Uganda ⓘ parliamentary elections in Uganda ⓘ presidential elections in Uganda ⓘ referenda in Uganda ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	public body ⓘ
website	https://www.ec.or.ug/ ⓘ

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