The Election Commission released a statement regarding a different format of the ballot paper for three districts in the country for the upcoming Parliamentary Election.

The ballot papers of the Polonnaruwa, Monaragala and Kegalle districts will be printed in only one column for the 2024 Parliamentary Election, the EC said. This is due to the number of recognised political parties and Independent groups and the number of candidates contesting from these three districts is lower than the other districts.

According to the Election Commission, the ballot papers in the other districts of the country have been printed in two columns.

The ‘X’ symbol should be marked in the empty box in front of the name and symbol of the recognised political party or the number and symbol of the Independent group for which the voters will be casting their vote on the ballot paper.

Also, preference votes can be marked for three candidates on the ballot paper after marking the ‘X’ symbol in front of the name and recognised political party or the number and symbol of the Independent group. The preference votes can be marked for up to three candidates of the voter’s choice by marking ‘X’ on the box containing the number allotted to each candidate on the ballot paper, the Election Commission stated.

(dailynews.lk)

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