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| (1) If at the expiry of the nomination period and after the rejection of any nomination paper, candidates of more than one recognized political party or independent group stand duly nominated for election, the returning officer shall forthwith allot
| | (a) to each recognized political party for the purpose of that election, the approved symbol of that party ; and | | |
| | (b) in respect of each independent group, an approved symbol, and where there is more than one independent group an approved symbol and a distinguishing number determined
| | | (i) in the first instance by agreement among the group leaders ; or |
| (ii) in the absence of such agreement by lots cast or drawn in such manner as the returning officer may, in his absolute discretion, determine, |
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| (2) The approved symbol of a recognized political party shall not, whether or not such party is contesting an election, be allotted under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) to any independent group. |
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| (3) After the allocation of symbols under subsection (1) the returning officer shall forthwith
| | (a) adjourn such election to enable a poll to be taken in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set out; | | |
| | (b) report to the Commissioner that the election is contested ; and | | |
| | (c) send to the Commissioner copies of the nomination papers of the recognized political parties and independent groups, a statement of the symbols allotted to each party or group, | | |
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| (4) Unless the returning officer considers it necessary or expedient in the special circumstances of any case to provide a separate polling station for the female voters of any polling district, there shall be for each polling district one polling station and no more. |
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| (5) The polling station or stations for each polling district shall be situated within such polling district save where the returning officer, having regard to the special circumstances in any polling district, may decide upon a polling station outside such polling district. The location of the polling station shall be such as to cause the minimum inconvenience to the electors of the polling district. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts