Polls chief to cancel multiple registrations
Sandasen MARASINGHE
* Over 165,000 obtain multiple registration
* Legal action against 500
The Elections Department will take legal action against persons who
have multiple registrations in the electoral list.
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Mahinda Deshapriya |
Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said some persons seem to
have taken multiple registrations and deliberately avoided single
registration. He said as an initial move, the Elections Department has
decided to take legal action against 500 such persons for having
multiple registrations in the electoral list.
According to the electoral list of 2011, over 165,000 persons have
obtained multiple registrations.
The Elections Commissioner said it appears nearly half this number
have obtained multiple registrations deliberately.
He said the Elections Department has sent letters to voters who have
multiple registration to cancel all the other registrations and retain
only one.
A majority have responded while a considerable number have not. This
is a clear indication of deliberate multiple registrations, Deshapriya
said.
The Commissioner said the Department will take action against persons
who have registered themselves more than once in the voters’ list by
providing false information. |
