EC issues guidelines on door-to-door election campaigning

Colombo, September 09 (Daily Mirror) -  The Election Commission (EC) has issued guidelines on door-to-door election canvassing for the upcoming Presidential election.

According to Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake, a maximum of five individuals are allowed to engage in door-to-door election canvassing.

“Police have been instructed to enforce the law immediately in cases where this limit is exceeded,” he stated.

The EC chief noted that complaints have been received of some political parties sending more than five people to distribute leaflets during door-to-door campaigns, a practice he described as a breach of election laws. 

Further, Rathnayake emphasised that such actions are a primary cause of various disputes during the election period.