Voter turn out comparison: Presidential Election 2010 vs Parliamentary Election 2010
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Presidential Elections 2010
Post-presidential election violence
28 January 2010: Summary of post-election violence incidents received to CMEV by 5.30 p.m. A full report of the violence can also be download here.
Presidential Election 2010: Statement on election day observations
Read this as a PDF here. ### 27 January 2010, Colombo, Sri Lanka: On 26th January, Election Day, CMEV deployed 3,790 monitors in mobile teams and in polling stations throughout the island. On Election Day, CMEV recorded a total of 178 incidents of which 94 have been categorised as Major. The highest number of Major …
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Letter to Commissioner of Elections to urgently address concerns voiced by voters and shared by CMEV
Read the letter as a fully formatted PDF here. ### 27th January 2010 BY HAND, FAX & REGISTERED POST Mr. Dayananda Dissanayake Elections Commissioner Department of Elections Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya Dear Mr. Dissanayake, I wish to bring to your urgent attention the concerns voiced by voters and shared by CMEV with regard to the counting …
CMEV Briefing: Inability of Authorities to Address the Voter Rights of IDPs and Others in the North
26 January 2010: CMEV was informed that approximately 24,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) presently living in government run camps and with host families were also registered on the 2008 electoral register. Out of this number, 16,000 IDPs applied to cast their vote within the Vavuniya district while 8,000 were eligible to cast their vote in …
Presidential Election 2010: Election Day Media Communiqué No. 4
Read this report as a PDF here. ### CMEV has received the following reports from the field: Eastern Province Batticaloa District: Kalkudah Electroate: SLMC supporter Mr. Mohamad Ismail was attacked by a group of UPFA supporters at around 10:55 am about 20m away from the Oddamavadi Central College Polling Station (Polling Centre 69). CMEV spoke …
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Videos of ground situation mid-day 26 January: Presidential Election 2010
CMEV co-convenor Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu and coordinator D.M. Dissanayake speak on incidents of election violence half-way into voting on the 26th of January 2010.
Presidential Election 2010: Election Day Media Communiqué No. 3
Read this in full as a PDF here. Map of location here. ### 3rd Media Communiqué, 26th January 2010, 1030Hrs CMEV received reports of multiple explosions in Nallur, Uduppidy, Manipay, Vaddukottai, Chavakachcheri and Tellipallai. CMEV’s mobile teams were dispatched to a number of locations where the attacks had reportedly taken place. CMEV teams verified damages …
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Presidential Election 2010: Election Day Media Communiqué No. 2
Read this press release in full as a PDF here. Map location here. ### Vaddukottai, Chavakachcheri and Tellipallai. CMEV’s mobile teams were dispatched to a number of locations where the attacks had reportedly taken place. CMEV teams verified damages at the following locations. A push bike parked overnight in front of the polling station, J/Chunnakam …
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CMEV Preidential Election day monitoring audio updates now live!
Regular audio updates / podcasts of our election monitoring and incidents reported from the field in English, Sinhala and Tamil are now live here. These updates can be downloaded as MP3s for broadcast, listened to online, embedded on any website and social networking platform, emailed or easily linked to. Special incidents will also be covered …
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Election day monitoring updates
On 26 January, CMEV will disseminate monitoring reports via, Live hourly audio updates / podcasts in English, Sinhala and Tamil uploaded to http://drop.io/cmevelections These updates can be downloaded as MP3s for broadcast, listened to online, embedded on any website and social networking platform, emailed or easily linked to. Special incidents will also be covered in …
Hand grenade attack in Jaffna on election day
CMEV received information regarding a hand grenade attack to the residence of Subramaniuam Sharma, SLFP Uduppidi coordinator by two unidentified persons on motor bikes at around 3.30am today. Map location here. Read CMEV’s full press release on this incident here and as a Sinhala PDF here. Audio update in English here.
Polling card anomalies
Story taken from Groundviews. ### We feature this video captured by Groundviews today without any additional comment because it is abundantly clear which candidate the sign stapled on to this anomalous polling card refers to. It is also very clear what such an indication outrageously and completely illegally attached to a polling card suggests to …
Presidential Election 2010: CMEV Interim Report
25 January 2010: CMEV’s interim report on the presidential election was released today at a press conference held in Colombo. Click here for PDF in English.
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