COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Election Commission said that around 30,000 applications for postal voting for the upcoming Local Government Election were rejected.
The NEC said a majority of the applicants had submitted incomplete applications.
It added that approximately 675,000 applications were submitted for postal voting for the 2023 Local Government Election.
The secure packages containing the postal vote ballot papers will be handed over to the Department of Posts on the 15th of February, and the official ballot papers for the election will be handed over on the 19th of February.
Approximately 200,000 state employees will be assigned to election duty.
Postal voting for the 2023 Local Government Election will take place on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of February.