NewsPolling for the Local Government election began at 7.00am today at more than 13,000 polling centres across the island. The LG polls will elect members for 340 Local Government bodies under the newly implemented election system. The Election Commission has urged all voters to mark their respective ballot papers with an X against the selected party symbol. The services of more than 65,000 Police Officers, 41,000Special Task Force (STF) officers and 7,278 other officers will be utilized for the Local Government (LG) Election, the government news portal reported. Over 1,200 armed Police officers will be deployed at election result centers countrywide.

Source: Sunday Times February 10, 2018 05:37 UTC