Local Government polls soon after General Elections: EC

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Colombo, Oct 3 (Daily Mirror) - The Election Commission has announced that it is geared to conduct the much-delayed 2023 Local Government Elections shortly after the upcoming General Elections.

In a special statement, the Commission said dates for the Local Government elections will be announced soon after the General elections conclude.

The Commission’s announcement follows a series of legal proceedings and financial discussions regarding the allocation of funds required to conduct the elections.

The Commission also said they had held initial discussions with key stakeholders, to ensure a smooth conduct of the Local Government Elections.

“We have completed the necessary groundwork and will proceed with the Local Government Elections immediately after the General Elections,” the Commission reiterated.

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mohandev Thursday, 03 October 2024 12:03 PM

What a criminal waste of tax money on elections based on a broken constitution

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Need To Downsize In All Areas Of Governance Thursday, 03 October 2024 02:12 PM

Absolutely. Should just abolish all other elections! The MPs can nominate their respective local representatives or change their titles accordingly. Need to downsize the appointments and governing bodies of the country which were setup 100 years or more. Streamline all the various government agencies by using AI as much as possible. Many things can be done on line these days. Those not tech savvy will visit neighbourhood Centers where government service staff can assist these individuals with various issues. Need to have a mindset change and save wherever possible. REMEMBER, SRI LANKA IS A BANKRUPT COUNTRY AND HAVE MASSIVE LOANS PLUS INTEREST TO PAY UP SOON!

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Benjamin George Thursday, 03 October 2024 02:20 PM

How can a democratic exercise become a waste? Open your eyes to the wanton wastage by and under the former governments and the public as well.

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DOT Thursday, 03 October 2024 02:38 PM

You are right Benjamin, this is a part of the governing system, which is generating some potential leaders through a democratic process!

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Suhada malli Thursday, 03 October 2024 02:13 PM

10 11 11 11 = 43 Billion rupees to have 4 elections. And we read headlines where we are keen to save a few million rupees by discontinuing ex presidents pensions. For poor people (often small minded people) a few millions is big money. But as a nation we have to think in Billions and Trillions to ensure our emphasis is in the right areas and not ONLY on low hanging fruits which are also steps in the right direction.

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මාමයි, බෑණයි Thursday, 03 October 2024 02:29 PM

Having elections so close to each other is mad. The costs are too much too. Funding 10 to 15 billion should be allocate to alleviate poverty, not have so many elections. Where does the EC expect the money to come from? Have they found new type of tree, which has 1000 rupee notes as leaves?

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Danny Thursday, 03 October 2024 03:56 PM

Have it on the same day as the general election to save money.

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Ravi Thursday, 03 October 2024 05:26 PM

From where are you going to find all these elections? This government is crazy. We will ended up bankrupted soon.

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Man Friday, 04 October 2024 06:55 AM

The relevant act must be revised to allow new nominations, for revision of already submitted nominations and withdrawing nominations, at a cost. Because, many cross overs occurred during the lsat 1 1/2 years.

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