Recommendation Electoral Offences (Detection and Mitigation of Fraud) Uganda 2011 —
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Recommendation Electoral Offences (Detection and Mitigation of Fraud) Uganda 2011

http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/UG/uganda-final-report-general-elections-eu-2011/at_download/file

Banning candidates, who the High Court has found implicated in malpractices, from standing in subsequent elections would effectively deter electoral offences. Disqualification is an administrative, and not a criminal sanction, so the civil standard of proof would apply. A deadline for nomination disputes would also shield the electoral process from belated litigation.

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