ISLAMABAD: The elections for the posts of mayor/deputy mayor, chairman/vice chairman of local Councils, Town Committee, Municipal Committee, Municipal Corporations, District Municipal Corporations, Metropolitan Corporation and District Councils in Sindh will be held today (Wednesday) form 9:00 am to 05:00 pm.
According to a notification issued here, the Election Commission has directed the provincial government of Sindh to make fool proof security arrangements for conducting smooth elections of mayors/deputy mayors, chairmen/vice chairmen at all polling stations on the polling.
It is to clarify that under the provision of Section 6 of the Electoral Act, 1974, voters of the Electoral College of aforementioned local councils will produce original CNIC before the respective Presiding Officer and cast his/her vote irrespective of expire of validity period of his/her CNIC as issued by the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA).
Further that all voters will be present in the polling station and allowed to cast their votes beyond 05:00 pm, said a press release issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) here on Tuesday.
