The Elections Commission of Sri Lanka says that the Gazette notification regarding the announcement of the Presidential Election date will be published tomorrow (26).
“I hereby inform that the Election Commission, which convened today, has decided to publish the Gazette Extraordinary Notification to announce the date for proclaiming the Presidential Election and the nomination date in accordance with the provisions of the Presidential Elections Act, No. 15 of 1981, which will be declared on the 26th day of July 2024,” the chairman of the commission said.
Furthermore, it is announced that the Election Commission holds no responsibility for the statements made by various individuals and parties on the day of the presidential poll and other constitutional functions, the statement added.
The National Election Commission had convened a meeting today (25) to finalize the date for the upcoming Presidential Election and the date for the calling of nominations.
The meeting, chaired by Chairman of the Election Commission R.M.A.L. Rathnayake, was held to reach a final consensus on these crucial dates.
The commission had previously announced that the preliminary arrangements for conducting the presidential election have already been completed.
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