Accept deposits: EC directs District Returning Officers

The Elections Commission has directed all District Returning Officers to accept deposits placed by political parties and independent groups for the Local Government election.

Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Rathayake in a letter to all District returning officers said that it was the responsibility of them to accept deposits placed by political parties and independent groups as the District returning officers have been appointed as returning officers in respective districts through an extraordinary gazette notification issued in terms of the powers vested on the elections commission through the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance.

The Commission also said that it was the responsibility of the returning officers to accept nominations from January 18 until noon January 21. (Ajith Siriwardana)