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Removing finger marking could save Rs. 100 million per poll: PAFFREL
The decision to discontinue the use of indelible ink to mark voters during elections could save around Rs. 100 million
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100 million in public funds per election, the Executive Director of People's Action for Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL), Rohana Hettiarachchi stated. Hettiarachchi also noted that the use of indelible ink has been part of Sri Lanka's electoral process for decades. However, he argued that with modernized electoral rolls and the use of technology, opportunities for fraudulent voting have been largely minimized.
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- ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka
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- People's Action for Free and Fair Elections
- People's Action for Free & Fair Elections
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- Provincial Councils Elections Act
- Cabinet of Ministers
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- Sri Lanka
- India
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