EC: COVID-19 patients can seek assistance to vote

Elections Commission states COVID-19 patients and those in quarantine can seek assistance from another person to mark their ballot paper during the upcoming elections.

Elections Commission is making last minute preparations for the Local Council Elections and the Women’s Development Committee Elections, scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 10.

Elections Commission states voters may seek assistance from another person to mark their ballot paper under four circumstances. They are:

• If the voter physically unable to mark the ballot paper due to old age
• If the voter is unable to use their hands
• If the voter is blind or visually impaired
• If the voter is a COVID-19 patient or quarantined

Elections Commission states that COVID-19 patients and those in quarantine will need to come in to cast their vote last, and that special arrangement will be made to take them to polling stations.

Elections Commission requests those seeking further information regarding the elections to call the hotline 1414.

There are 3,934 candidates competing in the upcoming elections; 2,264 candidates in the Local Council Elections and 1,670 candidates in the Women’s Development Committee Elections.

273,182 people have the right to vote in the upcoming elections.