INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The postal ballot of the 2023 Local Government Election has been postponed until more notice, the Election Commission announced
today.Announcing the choice in a media release, Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake pointed out that the election body has
actually not gotten the postal ballot ballots from the Department of Government Printing on time.The postal voting of the upcoming city
government election, which is arranged for March 09, was supposed to be held on February 22, 23, 24 and 28
Appropriately, the brand-new dates set for the postal ballot will be interacted to the general public in due time.Meanwhile, Government
Printer Gangani Liyanage has urged the Inspector General of Police to tighten up the security determines to ensure that the printing work
for the city government election is carried out without interruption.Speaking to Ada Derana, Liyanage noted that just 3 policemans have been
deployed regardless of the request made from the authorities chief to release 60 officers (35 during daytime and 25 during the night) to
oversee the security matters of the city government elections printing work.She likewise mentioned that the initial printing work relating
to the upcoming local government election is already completed.On Tuesday (Feb 14), the Election Commission, citing unavoidable factors ,
revealed that tally documents for the postal ballot could not be dispersed as set up on February 15.
