Presidential Election 2010: Media Communiqué No. 3

6 January 2010, Colombo, Sri Lanka: CMEV has confirmed 91 major incidents of election related violence as of today, since the gazette notification of presidential election on 23 November 2009. Most of the major incidents (27) have been reported from the Southern Province. CMEV highlights the most recent confirmed major incidents in this report.

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Laws, Acts, Constitutional Provisions and Amendments relevant to Presidential Elections in Sri Lanka

A compilation of laws, acts, constitutional provisions and amendments relevant to Presidential Elections in Sri Lanka is provided below for easy reference.

Articles 92 – 94 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (1978)
CHAPTER VII – THE EXECUTIVE – The President of the Republic

17th Amendment to the Constitution

Registration of Electors Act, No. 44 of 1980
ELECTIONS (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, No. 14 OF 2004
Presidential Elections Act, No. 15 of 1981 (large PDF, ~8.8Mb)