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Polls under pandemic rules
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A mock poll was held yesterday at Negombo’s St. Sebastian’s College to assess how best the Election Commission could conduct the August 5 General Elections in keeping with the strict guidelines issued by the health authorities to prevent the spread of the COVID-19. An election official is seen here using a disposable cotton bud to apply the purple ink on the finger of a woman who volunteered as a voter. The EC says it will hold more mock polls in several districts.
Pic by Indika Handuwala