Ada Derana

Factual

The Election Commission has issued a special announcement regarding the possible reasons for rejecting nomination papers submitted for the Local Government Elections. According to the announcement, which outlines 11 points, the commission stated that if a candidate has not signed the nomination paper, the candidate’s name will be removed, and no substitute name can be added. The statement also mentions that the deposit made on behalf of the candidate will be forfeited. According to the Election Commission, the reasons for the rejection of nomination papers are as follows: 1. Submitted by an unauthorized person. 2. Absence of the prescribed number of candidates or exceeding the prescribed number of candidates. 3. Failure to deposit the required amount by a recognized political party or independent group. 4. Failure to obtain the signature of the party secretary or independent group leader. 5. Failure to certify the signature of the party secretary or independent group leader by a Justice of the Peace or a Notary Public. 6. Failure to include the prescribed number of candidates, including youth and women candidates. 7. Failure to submit a certified copy of the birth certificate of a candidate listed as a young candidate in the nomination paper, or submission of an affidavit confirming the date of birth with defects. 8. Failure of a candidate to sign the nomination paper. 9. Absence of the affidavit in the seventh schedule to the Constitution, or any defects in it. 10. If only one name in the nomination paper is rejected, and if the candidate to be removed is a youth (male or female) or a female candidate, the entire nomination paper will be rejected, as the minimum youth or women representation will not be met. 11. If only one name in the nomination paper is rejected, and if it doesn’t affect the youth or female representation, the name of the relevant candidate will be rejected.

Ada Derana

Highly Factual

The acceptance of nominations for the upcoming Local Government Elections has officially ended a short while ago. Accordingly, the deadline for submitting objections to the nominations will end at 1:30 p.m. today. The acceptance of nominations for 336 Local Government institutions commenced on March 17, and the election date is scheduled to be announced after the nomination period concludes. The deadline for placing deposits for the LG Elections concluded yesterday (19).

Ada Derana

Highly Factual

The Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, says that the nominations process for the 2025 Local Government Elections was conducted across 25 districts from March 17 to 12 noon yesterday (20). According to the Election Commissioner General, nominations were accepted for a total of 336 local government institutions. Nearly 2,900 groups are contesting the elections, with around 2,260 of these representing political parties. Additionally, he stated that of the total nominations submitted, nearly 425 have been rejected. Commenting further, Saman Sri Ratnayake explained that nominations are reviewed by a Nomination Board. “Nomination papers must be submitted in accordance with Section 28 of the Act. Based on this legal framework, the Nomination Board rejects any submission that fails to meet the required criteria. Each rejected group is then informed in writing about the reasons for the rejection,” he stated.

Ada Derana

Highly Factual

A new mobile application has been introduced for submitting complaints related to the 2025 Local Government (LG) Elections today (22). The event was held at the Election Commission this morning. Accordingly, the EC EDR mobile application has been introduced to submit election complaints through formal and new technological methods. Speaking during the event, Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake said, “If the public has a complaint, they can now submit it through this app. The person who made the complaint can also find out what happened to their complaint.” “There is also the ability to provide videos and images through this app”, he added

Ada Derana

Highly Factual

The Election Commission has announced that the process for placing deposits for the Local Government Elections is scheduled to conclude at 12:00 noon today (19). The commission has stated that the handing over of deposit, which commenced on March 3, will not be extended under any circumstances. Deposits for the Local Government Elections were accepted at the District Secretariats, according to the Election Commission. Meanwhile, the deadline for the accepting of nominations for the Local Government Elections is set to conclude at 12:00 noon tomorrow (20). Nominations were first accepted on March 17, the Election Commission said. Following the nomination deadline, the Election Commission has allocated a period of one and a half hours, starting at 12:00 noon tomorrow, for the submission of any objections. The election date for the Local Government Elections will be announced after this process is completed, it added.

Ada Derana

Highly Factual

A total of 107 political parties and 49 independent groups have submitted their nominations for the 2025 Local Government Elections as of 4.15 p.m. yesterday (19), according to the Election Commission. The accepting of nominations for the 2025 Local Government Elections commenced at district election offices on March 17 and concluded at 12 noon today (20).

Ada Derana

Highly Factual

The accepting of nominations for the upcoming Local Government (LG) Elections begins today (Jan 17). The Election Commission stated that nominations will be accepted from today until 12 noon on March 20. The acceptance of nominations for 336 Local Government Institutions will commence today, and the election date is scheduled to be announced after the acceptance of nominations has concluded. Meanwhile, the acceptance of postal voting applications for the LG Elections will end at 12 midnight today. The Election Commission informs eligible applicants who have not yet applied to submit their postal voting applications to the District Election Office in the district where their institution is located, rather than submitting them by post. The Commissioner General of Elections requests candidates to submit nominations in a manner that does not disrupt the G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) examinations, which begins today.