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The draft Local Government (LG) Polls Amendment Act has been forwarded to the Elections Commission by the Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry.
The Election Commission (EC) stated yesterday (23) that the Cabinet decision to cancel the outdated nominations for the LG Elections has also been forwarded with the draft Amendment Act of the LG Polls. The Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry has instructed the EC to amend the LG Elections Act within the month of January, 2025.
EC Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake said that the date for the LG polls can be only announced after the amending of the LG Elections Act. The EC Chairman further said that the date of holding the LG polls will be announced promptly as soon as the amendment process of the LG Elections Act is completed. He said that there is a legal barrier to announcing the date of holding the LG Elections until the LG Polls Act is amended. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said during a recent visit to Kandy that all necessary arrangements will be made to hold the LG Elections before the next Sinhala and Tamil New Year.
Varuna Dayaratne
