September 07, Colombo (LNW): Deputy Postmaster General Rajitha Ranasinghe has reported a high turnout for postal voting in the 2024 Presidential Election over the past two days. Speaking at a press conference, Ranasinghe stated that more than 80% of eligible voters have cast their postal ballots.
He explained, “According to reports, more than 80% of the postal votes have been used, and the registered reserved packs have been delivered to the post offices in the respective areas. We compare this with the number of postal packs received by post offices, and it is observed that a large number of votes were cast on both the first day and today.”
A total of 712,319 voters were eligible for postal voting in this election. The third consecutive day of postal voting began today (06), with the Election Commission announcing that postal voting is available to staff in District Secretariat Offices, Election Commission Offices, Senior DIG and DIG Offices, SP and ASP Offices, Police Stations, Special Task Force (STF) Camps, Special Police Units, and VIP Security Divisions.
Officers of the three armed forces and staff from all other government institutions had the opportunity to vote yesterday and today, while police officers who missed voting yesterday were given the chance to vote today.
Additionally, Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake announced that postal voters who were unable to cast their votes within these three days will be allowed to vote at their respective District Secretariats on September 11 or 12.
