PC elections 2014 - postal voting for public officers

The following is the media release issued by the Elections Secretariat on the facilities to vote by post: “The period for receiving of applications from those entitled to vote by post at the Western and Southern Provincial Council elections is scheduled to end on 10.02.2014. The last date will not be extended again under any circumstance.

Government officers and employees, principals of schools and teachers, officers and employees of the Sri Lanka Transport Board serving in the areas where the elections are to be held, Postal Department officers and employees, staff of the Railway Department who are essential to maintain railway services and members of the three Armed Forces, Police and Civil Security Force are entitled to apply to vote by post at the forthcoming Provincial Council elections. Those entitled to the facility are requested to forward their applications without delay.

It is also emphasised that data required to fill up application forms should be accurately obtained from the electoral register for 2013.

It is not possible for the postal votes facility to be given to public officers registered as electors in the Western and Southern Provinces, but serving in another area. They should, therefore, apply for leave in terms of Section 123 of the Provincial Council Election Act No.2 of 1988 and not apply to vote by post. Steps will be taken to inform officers in this category who are deployed for election-related special duties to apply for postal votes.

The certifying officers are requested to certify postal votes applications after personally perusing the applications and satisfying themselves of the identity of the applicants.

Certified applications should be forwarded immediately by post to the Returning Officers of the district where the applicant is registered as an elector, to reach him/her on or before 10.02.2014. The certifying officers are also informed that the last date for applications will not be extended and that applications received after the last date and those defective will have to be rejected.

It is possible to obtain details of the voter's registration by completing the application form given in the website of the Department of Elections and e-mailing it to [email protected] or by Faxing the completed form to 0112868426.”