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Counting officers on standby for second count
View(s):District Returning Officers have been directed to keep their election staff on standby in the event of a requirement for a second count of the preferential votes, Elections Commissioner General Saman Ratnayake told the Sunday Times. He said that although counting officers would remain till a direction was given by the Commission to begin the second count.
“The district returning officer can begin the second count only after a directive is given from Colombo”, he said.
For the second count the first two top candidates’ votes are kept aside and preference votes for the remaining 33 candidates are counted.