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Masaka City Woman MP recount finds ballot boxes without ballots and one with ballots for a single candidate

Electoral Malpractice Single source Masaka 2026 (month not reported) Severity: 2/5

According to ChimpReports, the court-ordered recount of the Masaka City Woman MP vote found discrepancies in several ballot boxes. Chief Magistrate Albert Asiimwe said four to five boxes had no ballot papers and one held ballots for only Justine Nameere, and that boxes with problems were excluded from the count. He said 313 of 314 boxes were found intact.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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