Sri Lanka, March 12 -- The Election Commission has issued a special notice to government officials, security officers, and postal vote certifying officers who wish to cast postal votes and are qualified to do so.

Accordingly, the deadline for submitting postal vote applications for the Local Government elections, originally set for midnight on March 12, has been extended to midnight on March 17.

This extension was granted due to possible postal delays and requests made to the commission, it said.

The Election Commission states that the relevant applications must be received at the relevant District Election Office before midnight on March 17.

Additionally, the relevant notice stated that to avoid potential delays in receiving applicat...