3. The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 125 of the principal enactment, and shall have effect as section 125A of that enactment:
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| | (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, any registered elector who is compelled by conditions prevailing in the area within which his polling station is situate to reside outside such area, and who reasonably fears that he would be unable to cast his vote at such polling station may make an application to the Commissioner of Election within one week of the notice of nomination, requesting that he may be allowed to cast his vote at another polling station determined by the, Commissioner, in his absolute discretion. | | |
| | (2)The Commissioner shall within a week of receipt of an application, inform such elector whether such application is accepted or rejected. The decision of the Commissioner shall be final and conclusive and shall not be called in question in any court of law. | | |
| | (3) Where such a vote is cast, such vote shall be counted along with the votes of the elector district where such elector is registered. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts