Ballot paper to be the longest if designed in single column format

16 August 2024 08:22 am Views - 2651

Colombo, August 16 (Daily Mirror) - With as many as 39 candidates in the presidential race , ballot paper is expected to be the longest ever with 27 inches in length and five inches in width if it is designed in a single column format, a source said .

A source from the Department of Government Printer said only the Election Commission should decide whether it is single column or double column .

According to the same source , the ballot paper will be 13.5 inches in length and width in case of a double column ballot paper .

“This is the longest ballot paper ever to be issued to voters at a presidential poll. There have been ballot papers longer than the expected one in the past, as far general elections were concerned ,”the source said.

The government is expected to incur a higher cost for printing materials with security features for long ballot papers .

At the last presidential election , the ballot paper was around 25 inches long .