Srilanka, April 16 -- Election Commission Chairman R.M.L. Ratnayake has requested that candidates who have filed legal action over the rejection of nomination papers for the Local Government Elections submit copies of their case documents to the respective District Election Offices.

In a special statement issued yesterday (15), the Chairman stated:

"The Election Commission requests the secretaries/authorized representatives and independent group leaders of the respective political parties to provide copies of the petitions and court decisions to the relevant District Election Offices if legal action has been taken against the rejection of nomination papers submitted for the Local Government Elections."

The Commission emphasized that t...