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Use SMS to report polls violations: PAFFREL
By Dhananjani Silva
People’s Action for a Free and Fair Election (PAFFREL) has called on the public to promptly report election-related violence and malpractices via short text messages when they come across such instances during the upcoming election.

Election monitors will attend to the messages received on tel. no. 0722-446464 with regard to election malpractices from anywhere in the island and alert the police or the Elections Commissioner on such matters.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, PAFFREL executive Kamal Perera said this method is swift and effective and therefore many people will show a great interest in it.

“When such a matter is reported, PAFFREL will get it clarified from its field officers and keep its monitors informed to ensure that these complaints receive adequate attention. Depending on the gravity of the incident, we will inform the police or even the Elections Commissioner,” he said. Apart from reporting polls violence and malpractices, the public can even send text messages to this number on issues such as not receiving polling cards, problems in ballot papers, etc., as this monitoring scheme covers three main areas – the pre-election period, election day and the post-election period.

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