Sri Lanka, April 8 -- The distribution of ballot papers for postal voting for 113 local government bodies has concluded, the National Election Commission has announced.

Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake noted that postal voting will take place as planned for local government bodies that are not affected by legal challenges.

Marking of postal votes for the 2025 Local Government (LG) Election is scheduled to be held on April 22, 23 and 24 at all District Secretariats and election offices.

Those unable to mark postal votes on the aforementioned dates can do so on April 28 and 29, the Election Commission said.

Meanwhile, the Court of Appeal yesterday issued a stay order preventing any further action in relation to the ...