PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO
Sections
1. Short title.
2. Commissioner to give notice of date of nomination and date of poll.[ 2,16 of 1988]
3. Electoral districts, polling divisions and polling districts.
4. Polling stations.
5. Registers of electors.
6. Register of electors to be conclusive evidence of right to vote.
7. Returning officers.
8. Deposits by candidates.[ 3,16 of 1988]
9. Disposal of deposits.
10. Power of Commissioner to determine which one of rival sections of a recognized political party is that party.
11. Who may be nominated to contest election.
12. Nomination papers.
13. Delivery of nomination paper to the Commissioner. [ 4,16 of 1988]
14. Objections to nomination papers. [ 5,16 of 1988]
15. Rejection of nomination paper .
16. Persons entitled to be present at nomination.
17. Uncontested election.
18. Procedure where no nomination papers are received.
19. Commissioner may delegate powers.
20. Allotting of approved symbols, & c.
21. Notice of poll.[ 10,35 of 1988]
22. Procedure where candidate dies.[ 6,16 of 1988]
23. Voting by post.[ 7,16 of 1988]
24. Official poll card.[ 11,35 of 1988]
25. Presiding officers.
26. Facilities to be provided at polling stations.[ 12,35 of 1988]
27. Notices to be exhibited at polling stations.
28. Ballot boxes.
29. Ballot papers.
30. Hours of poll.
31. Appointment of election.[ 8,16 of 1988]
32. Appointment of authorized and other agents.[ 9,16 of 1988]
33. General conduct of the poll.
34. Sealing of ballot boxes and commencement of poll.
35. Issue of ballot papers. [ 9,14 of 2004]
36. Inspection of voter and marking with the appropriate mark.[ 10,14 of 2004]
37. Manner of voting.
38. Assistance to voters to enable them to vote.
39. Voting by proxy for bidden.
40. Prohibition of plural voting.
41. Power to require voter to make declaration.
42. Spoilt ballot papers.
43. Tendered votes.
44. Closure of poll.
45. Procedure on closure of poll.
46. Presiding officers may act through officers appointed to assist him.
46A. Disturbance at polling stations.[ 13,35 of 1988]
47. Counting officers.
48. Notice of count.
49. Appointment of counting agents.[ 10,16 of 1988]
50. The count.
51. Ballot papers to be rejected and the preparation of statement of the number of votes cast in favour of each candidate.
52. Special provisions relating to powers, duties and functions under sections 50 and 51.
53. Closure of the count.
54. Counting of postal ballot papers.
55. Returning officer to prepare statement.
56. Commissioner to ascertain whether any candidate obtains absolute majority.
57. Procedure where no candidate receives absolute majority.
58. Returning officer to direct counting officers to comply with Commissioner's directions.
59. Counting officer to report result to returning officer.
60. Returning officer to add preferences and prepare statement.
61. Commissioner to declare result.
62. Commissioner to hold fresh elections in certain circumstances.
63. Equality of votes.
64. Commissioner to notify candidates time and place of declaration of result.
65. Disposal of ballot papers etc.
66. Offences relating to nomination papers, ballot papers, official poll cards, & c.[ 11, Act 16 of 1988]
67. Certain persons not to canvass or act as agents & c.
68. Certain acts prohibited on polling day.
69. Restriction on processions.
70. Restriction on public meetings.
71. General provisions relating to offences under sections 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70.
72. Printing, & c. of election publications by persons other than candidates.
73. Restriction on number of election offices.
74. Provisions relating to display of handbills posters, etc.
75. Maintenance of secrecy at elections.
76. Personation.
77. Treating.
78. Undue influence.
79. Bribery.
80. Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice.
81. Special provisions relating to punishment and incapacity for a corrupt practice by an unsuccessful candidate at an election.
82. Certain expenditure to be illegal practice.
83. False reports in newspapers.
84. Certain employment to be illegal.
85. Printing, & c of election publication by candidates and authorized agents.
86. Punishment on conviction for illegal practice.
87. Special provisions relating to punishment and incapacity for an illegal practice by an unsuccessful candidate at an election.
88. Report exonerating Candidates in certain cases of corrupt and illegal practice by agent.
89. Power of Supreme Court to except innocent act from being illegal practice.
90. Avoidance by conviction of candidate.
91. Avoidance of election on election petition.
92. Powers of the Supreme Court to hear election petitions relating to the election of the President,
93. Who may present petition.
94. Relief which may be claimed.
95. Parties to a petition.
96. Contents of the petition.
97. Special provisions relating to the procedure before the Supreme Court.
98. Determination of Supreme Court.
99. Report of Supreme Court as to corrupt or illegal practice.
100. Certificate and report to be forwarded to the Speaker.
101. Effect of certificate and report.
102. Time for presentation.
103. Prohibition of disclosure of vote.
104. Votes to struck off at a scrutiny.
105. Procedure and practice on election petitions.
106. Rejection of ballot paper by counting officer to be final
107. Powers of Commissioner of Elections.
108. Inaccurate description of places and persons.
109. Publication of notices, & c.
110. Duty of employers to grant leave to enable employees to vote[ 12,16 of 1988]
111. Use of schools as polling stations.
112. Requisitioning premises for-use as polling stations.
113. Compensation for requisitioning premises.
114. Candidate's right to send matter relating to election post free. [ 13,16 of 1988]
115. Failure to Comply with provisions of Act
116. Non-attendance of agents.
117. Broadcasts by candidates.[ 14,16 of 1988]
118. Power to make orders, & c. to meet difficulties arising under this Act.
119. Power of Commissioner to make regulations and rules.
119A. Police to assist Commissioner.[ 15,16 of 1988]
119B. Procedure for casting vote where there is a reasonable fear of an inability to cast vote at a given polling station.[ 15,16 of 1988][ 14,35 of 1988]
120. Interpretation.