November 11, Colombo (LNW): Around 500,000 official polling cards for the upcoming 2024 general election remain uncollected at post offices across the country, Senior Deputy Postmaster General Rajitha Ranasinghe disclosed.
The unclaimed cards primarily belong to voters residing overseas or those who were unavailable at their homes during the distribution period.
Despite this, Ranasinghe highlighted that there has been significant progress in the collection of polling cards, with approximately 76,000 cards collected by voters over the past two days.
The distribution process officially concluded on November 07, 2024, marking the end of the final phase of delivering these essential election documents.
For those who have yet to collect their cards, the Senior Deputy Postmaster General assured the public that they can still obtain them on election day.
Voters will be able to collect their polling cards from the nearest post office, provided they present valid identification to confirm their identity.
This provision is intended to ensure that no eligible voter is left disenfranchised due to missed distribution.
