The Election Commission has announced that 712,321 individuals are eligible to participate in postal voting for the 2024 Presidential Election.
A total of 736,589 applications have been submitted for postal voting in the upcoming Presidential Election. Of these, 24,268 have been rejected.
Postal voting is scheduled to take place on September 4, 5, and 6.
Additionally, September 11 and 12 have been set aside as additional dates for those who are unable to cast their postal votes on the set dates.
The Presidential Election is set for September 21, with 39 candidates vying for the position.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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