Voter sent to the grave

30 March 2010 07:20 am

By Pushpakumara Jayaratne

A voter in the Polgahawela electorate who is in perfect health has received a poll card with the endorsement that “the voter is dead”. The angry voter has lodged a complaint to the District Elections Commissioner, asking for an immediate explanation as to what led the Election’s office to assume that he was dead.

The voter, P.M.Weerawickrama Bandara of Wellewa in his complaint stated that this error was a clear indication of the declining administrative system in the country.

However the Grama Niladhari of the area said he did not make any such remark in the voters list that was submitted to the Elections Office. (Daily Mirror online)