The Supreme Courts determination on the petitions filed against the Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill is anticipated to be presented in Parliament tomorrow (14 ), during an unique Parliamentary sitting.The call on the stated unique Parliamentary Sitting has been announced through the Extraordinary Gazette Notification No.
2423/04, released by the Speaker on February 10.
Appropriately, the Parliament will convene at 9:30 a.m.
tomorrow, and the Speaker has actually notified all Members of Parliament to attend.This session is planned for the Speaker to inform the Parliament of the Supreme Courts decision on the petitions filed against the Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill.
The relevant Ministerial Consultative Committee is also set up to meet tomorrow to think about the Bill.Accordingly, based upon that choice, the Second Reading debate on the Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill will take place on Monday (February 17) from 2.00 p.m.
to 7.00 p.m.If the expense is passed, the Election Commission will have the authority to re-call elections for the LG elections the very next day.If the election is called within the minimum necessary number of days, it is most likely to be hung on April 11.
Numerous useful challenges could emerge in conducting the election on that date.
The process requires printing 340 different kinds of tally documents, which may not be feasible within the readily available time frame.Additionally, the Sinhala and Hindu New Year events might also position logistical difficulties.Given these restraints, the Election Commission is likely to select the maximum possible timeframe for holding the LG Election.In that case, the election is anticipated to take place in between April 20 and April 30, with the most ideal dates being either April 22 or April 25.