“Chanda Salli Meetere”: For the first time in history, an online tool to track the campaign expenditure of candidates running for election,
- As you know, there is currently a new law for the regulation of election finance in Sri Lanka.
- This law will be implemented for the first time in this presidential election. – This law will limit the unlimited amount of money spent by politicians. – The information you know about that unlimited amount spent by the candidates can be made public through this online tool.
- This tool is designed to support the long-term objectives of promoting transparency and accountability in Sri Lanka’s electoral processes. By making the public aware of the role of money in election campaigns and how it influences voter decisions, their participation in campaign expenditure monitoring is encouraged through the website ‘chandasallimeetare.lk’.
- The site provides a detailed breakdown of each presidential candidate’s total campaign spending, broken down into selected spending categories. If publicly available, the candidate description will also include external links to the candidate’s asset statements, election manifesto and their parliamentary performance.
- You, as a citizen, can easily access this website through your mobile phone or computer and submit information about election campaigns in your areas.
- Voting in an election is not the only duty of citizens. Do your civic duty for a fair and peaceful election.
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