EC directs ROs to remove all campaign materials
The Election Commission yesterday directed all the 236 returning officers (ROs) of upcoming municipality polls to remove all sorts of electoral campaigning materials including posters, banner and billboards by early hours of tomorrow.
The commission last evening issued separate letters to the ROs for 236 municipalities in this regard.
As per the electoral code of conduct, no candidate is allowed to conduct electoral campaign three weeks before the voting day, scheduled for December 30.
On Tuesday, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad urged candidates and their supporters to remove all campaigning materials.
Meanwhile, the EC also issued letters to all the 40 registered political parties with directives to comply with the newly formulated legal provisions regarding candidate selection.
As per the rule, political parties willing to contest the polls need to send a letter to the returning officers mentioning the names of party-authorised persons who will pick the candidates. Copies of the letter will have to be sent to the EC.
Besides, a registered political party will be allowed to nominate single candidate for mayoral post in each municipality. If a party nominates multiple mayoral candidates in any municipality, all of their candidacies will be cancelled.
The EC sent a list of ROs to the political parties.
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