No vote without valid ID - Deputy Elections Commissioner

Shirley Wijesinghe

COLOMBO: The Deputy Commissioner of Elections W. P. Sumanasiri confirmed that even if a person possesses a polling card without a valid identity such as passport, driving licence, postal identity card will not be permitted to cast their vote, as in the previous local election. The certified finger mark would not be accepted as was done at the last Local Government Election.

Responding the question on the fairness of the such a condition, he added the eligible voters have been given enough time to apply and obtain their identities.

A special process of issuing identity cards through Grama Seva Niladari was implemented after the last local poll for the convenience of the voters and no permission would be given to cast their vote in any case at this time, the Deputy Commissioner detailed.