Candidates must submit expense reports before Dec. 6 – EC

Colombo, December 2 (Daily Mirror) - The Election Commission has announced that all candidates must submit their income and expenditure reports by December 6, with the deadline set at midnight.

According to the Commission, this requirement applies to candidates on the National Lists, party secretaries, and leaders of independent groups.

"The failure to meet the deadline (December 06 at 12 midnight) will constitute a breach of the Regulation of Election Expenditure Act, with violators facing legal consequences," it warned.

The reports must be prepared separately for each district where candidates contested and submitted to the respective District Returning Officers.

To streamline the process, the Commission has established special units in all districts to accept these submissions. "These units will operate until 6:00 p.m. on regular working days and will extend their hours to midnight on December 6," it added.