23. The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 127, and shall have effect as sections 127A and 127B of the principal enactment:
| 127A. Every police officer shall ensure the orderly conduct of an election held under this Act, and shall comply with any direction given to him in that regard by the Commissioner. |
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| 127B,
| | (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, any registered elector who reasonably fears that due to conditions prevailing in the area within which his polling station is situate, that he is unable to cast his vote at such polling station, may make an application to the Commissioner of Elections 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 questioned in any court of law. | | |
| | (3) Where such vote is cast, such vote shall be counted along with the votes of the electoral district where such elector is registered.". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts