Election Chief advised by AG to follow established procedure on 2020 General Election

Colombo (News 1st);  Attorney General Dappula De Livera says the National Elections Commission is required to follow the procedure established by the law to conduct the Parliamentary Elections 2020.

In reply to a letter sent by the Chairman of the NEC, the Attorney General said as nominations have already been accepted by the NEC in respect of the 2020 Parliamentary Election and the NEC had taken consequential steps to conduct such an election, the election body is required to follow established procedure. The Chairman of the National Elections Commission had sought advice from the Attorney General on whether a legal issue arises due to acceptance of nomination papers on 17th, 18th, and 19th March 2020 as 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th March 2020 which were within the nomination period had been declared as a special public holiday by two gazette notifications.