Fri, 29 Mar 2024 Today's Paper

IDPs can vote with special ID

26 January 2010 07:24 am - 1     - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

A A A

By Sumaiya Rizvi


The Commissioner of Elections decided this morning to allow Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) who do not have National ID cards to use their special IDP identity cards produced by the Army or Police to cast their vote, Advisor to the Elections Commissioner Bandula Kulatunga told Daily Mirror online.
 

“At 10.30 this morning the Elections Commissioner decided to allow IDP’s to vote with their IDP identity cards provided by the Police or Army. But it had to have their photograph on it as well,” Kulatunga said.
 

According to him this decision was taken by the Elections Commissioner as a large number of IDP’s at the Manik Farm did not have an accepted form of identification.
 

Kulatunga said that it was given as a solution for the many people that came to vote with their temporary identity cards since they wanted to avoid vote rigging. Kulatunga said that it was compulsory to have a picture of the person in these newly approved IDP identity cards.


Order Gifts and Flowers to Sri Lanka. See Kapruka's top selling online shopping categories such as Toys, Grocery, Kids Toys, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Clothing and Electronics. Also see Kapruka's unique online services such as Money Remittence,Astrology, Courier/Delivery, Medicine Delivery and over 700 top brands. Also get products from Amazon & Ebay via Kapruka Gloabal Shop into Sri Lanka

  Comments - 1

Order Gifts and Flowers to Sri Lanka. See Kapruka's top selling online shopping categories such as Toys, Grocery, Kids Toys, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Clothing and Electronics. Also see Kapruka's unique online services such as Money Remittence,Astrology, Courier/Delivery, Medicine Delivery and over 700 top brands. Also get products from Amazon & Ebay via Kapruka Gloabal Shop into Sri Lanka
  • Tuesday, 26 January 2010 05:05 PM

    We applaud your courage, Mr. Dissanayake! If all humans were like you, WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD IT WOULD BE!


Add comment

Comments will be edited (grammar, spelling and slang) and authorized at the discretion of Daily Mirror online. The website also has the right not to publish selected comments.

Reply To:

Name - Reply Comment





Order Gifts and Flowers to Sri Lanka. See Kapruka's top selling online shopping categories such as Toys, Grocery, Kids Toys, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Clothing and Electronics. Also see Kapruka's unique online services such as Money Remittence,Astrology, Courier/Delivery, Medicine Delivery and over 700 top brands. Also get products from Amazon & Ebay via Kapruka Gloabal Shop into Sri Lanka

VAT increase: SOUNDs death knell for publishers, readers

Though the Government imposed VAT (Value Added Tax) on vegetables and other e

How female change-makers are driving Sri Lanka’s energy saving platform

Saving energy has become more of a responsibility than a habit in today’s c

A dull Ramadan awaits Muslims amidst the Soaring Cost of Living

In the coming days, Muslims across the world will welcome the Holy Month of R

New wildlife underpass to curtail HEC

As of February 2024, Sri Lanka lost another 38 elephants as a result of the H