The National Election Commission has announced a delay in postal voting for 18 Local Government bodies, including the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC).
This delay stems from the postponement of printing postal ballot papers, following an interim injunction that prevented the LG polls scheduled for May 06th, in these LG bodies on May 06.However, on April 11, the Court of Appeal ordered to lift this interim injunction order.
Chairman of the Election Commission – R.M.A.L. Rathnayake has said the Commission is reviewing the rulings and will instruct the Government Printer accordingly.
Postal ballot papers for 227 other LG bodies have already been distributed with postal voting to be held on April 22 – 24. Voters who are unable to cast their votes on those dates can do so on April 28th and 29th.
