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CMEV Calls for Postponement of General Election 2020 March 17, 2020 – The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) is urging the Election Commission to postpone General Election 2020 scheduled for April 25, 2020, in light of the escalating CORVID-19 pandemic. Many activities required for holding the election bring many people into close contact with each other, thereby posing significant risks of viral transmission. This includes thousands of...
March 06, 2020 Mr. Mahinda Deshapriya,Chairperson,Election Commission,Election Secretariat Office,Sarana Road, Rajagiriya. Dear Mr. Deshapriya, Public Officials Engaging in Illegal Election Campaigning The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) would like to express its appreciation of the Election Commission for some positive decisions that have been already taken based on certain incidents in relation to the upcoming General Election. We believe that, similar to the last Presidential Election, there...
Letter to Election Commission Dear Commission, ARBITRARY AND ILLEGAL TAMPERING WITH REGISTERED VOTER LISTS 2019 It has been brought to our notice, by reliable persons who have been unfairly penalized, that certain Grama Niladharis, especially in the Colombo District, have arbitrarily removed the names of long-standing residents from their respective voter lists. Since these householders have duly completed the voter registration forms for 2018 accurately and in time,...