Summary of incidents recorded by CMEV from 13th of July to 02nd of August 3.30pm. Major incidents: 71 Minor incidents: 331 Firearms involved: 7 Download the full report here.Filed under: Press Reports, Situation Updates Tagged: General Election 2015
In the August 2015 General Election campaign, the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) is taking a number of initiatives to raise voter awareness and strengthen the fundamental right to the franchise. Responding to a request from the Elections Commissioner Mr.Mahinda Deshapriya, CMEV isspearheading three hundred public awareness events on the method of voting under the prevailing electoral system.In ...
CMEV’s map of election violations leading up to Northern Provincial Council elections is now live, and can be accessed here. New violations will be added as and when they are verified and published by CMEV. Filed under: Maps, Situation Update
Download this press release as a PDF here. Download it in Sinhala here. ### 6th December, Beruwala town, Kaluthara District CMEV monitor reported that supporters of United People Freedom Alliance (UPFA) had attacked former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Provincial Councilor Ms. Hirunika Premachandra at about 10.00pm. After a rally in Beruwala town, President Kumaratunga and Ms Premachandara had gone ...
Mr. Mahinda Deshapriya, Commissioner of Elections, Elections Secretariat, P.O. Box 02, Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya, 10107. 18th September 2013 Dear Sir Request to Make a Public Statement Ensuring the Secrecy of Ballots Cast in the Forthcoming Provincial Council Elections As you are aware, there have been several reports of incidents of voters being told by various individuals that ballots cast at ...
The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) is currently in the process of recruiting field staff for the 160 polling divisions and field co-ordinators for the 25 administrative districts in the island. Asked whether there have been any violence so far with respect to the presidential election,Manjula Gajanayake , national co-ordinator, CMEV said: “On the day the common opposition candidate ...
Download this press release in Sinhala here. ### CMEV received a complaint that the New Democratic Front ( NDF ) party office located at Erakkandi, Trincomalee had been attacked. The complainant Mr. Firthous, the Secretary for Monitoring Election Activities for NDF in the Erakkandi area said that this incident had taken place at around 1.00 Am on 28th December 2014. ...
20 September 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Voting in the Uva Provincial Council election commenced today, 20th September 2014. This election is the latest in the current cycle of Provincial Council elections held in four phases over two years. In total 942,730 registered voters are registered to vote at 834 polling stations in the 3 polling divisions of the Moneragala district ...
20 September 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Voting in the Uva Provincial Council election closed at 4 p.m. Further incidents reported during the polling period are detailed below. Download this as a PDF here. On 20th September 2014 Uva Province, Badulla district, Bandarawela Polling division. According to UNP MP Harsha De Silva a group of UNP supporters were travelling from Diyatalawa ...
Summary of incidents recorded by CMEV from 13th of July to 01st of August 3.30pm. Major incidents: 65 Minor incidents: 292 Firearms involved: 5 Download the full report here.Filed under: Press Reports, Situation Updates
21st September 2013: Conclusion of Polls 4pm The North Provincial Council Elections saw a relatively high turnout as compared to previous elections. While the number of incidents recorded on election day was not of a high frequency, polling day and the campaign period saw a series of electoral malpractices and violations which seriously undermined the free and fair nature of ...
Download this PR as a PDF here. ### 25 September 2014: The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) has been informed of 9 incidents of violence after the conclusion of the Uva Provincial Council elections held on 20th September 2014. The incidents reported to CMEV include incidents where UPFA supporters were involved in making threats to and/or damaging property of ...
Summary of incidents recorded by CMEV from 13th of July to 12th of August 3.30pm. Major incidents: 129 Minor incidents: 608 Firearms involved: 10 Download the full report here.Filed under: Press Reports, Situation Updates Tagged: General Election 2015
Download this communique as a PDF here. ### 17 August 2015: CMEV deployed a total of approximately 4000 monitors in the field, in polling stations and in mobile teams in the 2015 General Election. In addition, CMEV deployed 75 mobile teams, 21 international observers and 90 observers in counting centers. On the day of polling, 316 incidents with 109 Major Incidents ...
