The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced fresh polling in 1,135 villages across Uganda after violence, destruction of election materials and disputes over voters’ registers disrupted the long-awaited Local Council I (LCI) elections held on Tuesday. He said the Commission had received reports that, in some villages, election officials allowed people whose names were missing from the voters’ registers to vote after presenting national identity cards. Byabakama clarified that the practice was not authorised by the Electoral Commission. Byabakama said fresh voter registration will begin on Thursday, July 30, 2026, in villages where voters’ registers were destroyed during Tuesday’s violence. He added that villages where the registers remained intact despite disruptions will also hold repeat elections on Saturday, August 1.