The Election Commission states that district returning officers and assistant election returning officers have been summoned to Colombo as they have begun their preliminary work following the calling for nominations for the local government elections.

A discussion regarding this is scheduled to be held on Saturday, and a final decision on the matter is expected to be made at the Election Commission meeting today (06th).

This is the first time the Election Commission is meeting after issuing the notice for calling for nominations for the local government elections. The commission states that discussions on election-related planning and related issues are expected to take place.

They also mention that the acceptance of postal vote applications for these local government elections will end at midnight on the 12th. The commission further emphasizes that the deadline for accepting postal vote applications will not be extended under any circumstances, and that the acceptance of nominations for these local government elections will begin on the 17th.