Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995, as amended to 2018
National level
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    1. Parliament shall consist of-
    a. members directly elected to represent constituencies;
    b. one woman representative for every district;
    c. such numbers of representatives of the army, youth, workers, persons with disabilities and other groups as Parliament may determine; and
    d. the Vice President and Ministers, who, if not already elected members of Parliament, shall be ex officio members of Parliament without the right to vote on any issue requiring a vote in Parliament.
    2. Upon the expiration of a period of ten years after the commencement of this Constitution and thereafter, every five years, Parliament shall review the representation under clause (1)(b) and (c) of this article for the purposes of retaining, increasing or abolishing any such representation and any other matter incidental to it.
    3. The representatives referred to in clause (l)(a) of this article shall be elected on the basis of universal adult suffrage and by secret ballot.
    4. Parliament shall, by law, prescribe the procedure for elections of representatives referred to in clause (1)(b) and (c) of this article. (Art. 78)
Subnational levels
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    1. A local government shall be based on a council which shall be the highest political authority within its area of jurisdiction and which shall have legislative and executive powers to be exercised in accordance with this Constitution.
    2. Parliament shall by law prescribe the composition, qualifications, functions and electoral procedures in respect of local government councils, except that-
    a. the person elected as district chairperson of local government shall be a member of the council;
    b. one-third of the membership of each local government council shall be reserved for women;
    c. any law enacted by virtue of this article shall provide for affirmative action for all marginalised groups referred to in article 32 of this Constitution; and
    d. Parliament shall exercise similar powers of review as stipulated in article 78(2) of this Constitution, in relation to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this clause.
    3. A person shall not be a member of a local government council unless that person is a citizen of Uganda. (Art. 180)
Subnational levels
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    1. The composition of regional assembly shall be prescribed by Act of Parliament and shall consist of-
    a. directly elected representatives elected on the basis of universal adult suffrage at elections conducted by the Electoral Commission;
    b. representatives of women, who shall not be less than one-third of the membership;
    c. representatives of the youth and persons with disabilities;
    d. representatives of indigenous cultural interests in areas where there is a traditional or cultural leader, nominated by the traditional or cultural leader but not exceeding fifteen percent of the members of the regional assembly; and
    e. district chairpersons in the region who shall be ex-officio members with no right to vote.
    … (Fifth Schedule: Regional governments, Art. 2)
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See Art. 137 "1. Any question as to the interpretation of this Constitution shall be determined by the Court of Appeal sitting as the Constitutional Court. …"
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Chapter 4 on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental and Other Human Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter 4 on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental and Other Human Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter 4 on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental and Other Human Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter 4 on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental and Other Human Rights and Freedoms.