July 31 has been set as the final date for accepting electoral documents to be registered on the updated electoral name list.

The public can hand over their duly completed documents to the Grama Seva’officer in the area.

Additional Elections Commissioner M.M. Mohammed said that the deadline was extended in the Colombo District owing to the recent floods.He noted that applications to be handed in for the electoral name-list past the deadline will have to be handed over to the relevant district election offices.

Those who have not yet received their applications for the electoral name list  can obtain the applications  via the website www.slelection.gov.lk.

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