August 13, Colombo (LNW): The Election Commission has confirmed that 32 candidates have made their security deposits for the upcoming presidential election. The remaining candidates face a fast-approaching deadline, with the cutoff time for depositing their security money set for 12 noon tomorrow.
Chairman of the Election Commission, R.M.A.L. Ratnayake, announced that nominations will officially be accepted on Thursday. A specific timeframe from 9 am to 11:30 am has been allocated for raising any objections to the nominations.
After the objection period, independent candidates and those from various political parties will be assigned their symbols. Ratnayake also mentioned that within five days, candidates and their authorized representatives must engage in preliminary activities, including setting campaign expenditure limits as part of the regulatory acts.
With the security deposit process still ongoing, Ratnayake urged any candidates who have yet to complete this step to do so before the deadline on the 14th of this month at 12 noon.
