Vanni displaced can vote

Shirley WIJESINGHE

All arrangements will be made for displaced persons to cast their votes at polling stations near welfare villages, an Election Department official told the Daily News yesterday. These arrangements will be made on the request of political parties and civil organizations, he added.

“No decision has been taken yet to deploy election observers,” he said.

Meanwhile PAFFEREL Executive Director Rohana Hettiarachchi said they will consider any possibility of deploying foreign observers for the Jaffna and Vavuniya local government elections with permission from the Defence Ministry.

There are 100,417 registered voters in local body area of Jaffna and 24,626 in Vavuniya .

The Election Secretariat will set up 85 polling stations in Jaffna and Vavuniya, the official added.

The Election Secretariat extended the date of receiving applications for postal voting in both local bodies and Uva Provincial Council. Applications for both elections will be received until June 30.