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Sri Lanka to issue postal voter polling cards for the Eastern PC election tomorrow
Friday, 18 April 2008 - 4:38 AM SL Time
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The Department of Elections in Sri Lanka says that the polling cards of the 22,338 eligible postal voters in the Eastern Province will be issued tomorrow. The postal voting in the Eastern provincial council election is to be held on Apr 28 and 29, the sources said.
Ballot papers for the other voters are to be handed over to the postal department on Monday (21) for distribution with the delivery deadline of May 2. The polls are to elect 54 legislators out of the 1,342 nominated from 18 political parties.
Meanwhile, the PAFFEREL, the civic movement against election corruptions, yesterday told that it would deploy 2,500 local monitors and 6 international observers to monitor the election scheduled on May 10. The organization further said, it has already deployed 2 international monitors in the Trincomalee district.
PAFFREL has already taken steps to open four coordinating offices in the East, two in Ampara and one each in Batticaloa and Trincomalee, Deputy Executive Director of PAFFREL, Rohana Hettiarachchi said yesterday.
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Su33
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 18 Apr 2008 06:13:52 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Yes, because a year ago, these areas too were heart of peelam. Now GOSL even holding elections. Peelam is sooo near ha? |
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 18 Apr 2008 07:41:48 GMT Report for Abuse
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Yes, because a year ago, these areas too were heart of peelam. Now GOSL even holding elections.
Then the general election in 2001 and 2004 held in America for North East voters to vote????? |
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