October 22, Colombo (LNW): 21,160 postal voting applications have been rejected out of the total of 759,210 for the upcoming General Election, the Election Commission said.
Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake revealed that the process of accepting postal voting applications has now been completed, adding that an increase of 25,731 postal votes compared to the recent Presidential Election is recognised, bringing the total number of accepted votes to 738,050.
He added that the delivery of ballot papers for postal voting will commence tomorrow (23), with the official ballot papers being expected for release on October 26.
Arrangements have been made to allocate airtime for the candidates tomorrow at the Colombo District Secretariat Auditorium, and authorised representatives of all political parties and independent groups have been informed in this regard, Ratnayake further noted.
