Since compulsory for all voters to bring one of the identification documents when they go to their respective polling stations to cast the vote at the Presidential Election to be produced to the polling staff for inspection the Election Commission have identified eight identification documents.
According the EC media release identification documents are as follows.
1. National Identity card issued by the Department of Registration of Person
2. Valid passport
3. Valid Driving License
4. Government Pensioners Identity card (Issued by the Department of Pensions)
5. Elders Identity Card (Issued by the Divisional Secretariat)
6. Bikkhu/Priest Identity Card issued by the Department of Registration of Persons
7. Temporary Identity Card issued by the Election Commission
8. Special Permit with the photograph issued by the Department of Registration of Persons
Meanwhile In the electoral registers placed at the polling stations the names of those electors who have gone abroad have been marked on the particulars obtained from Grama Niladhari. Such action has been taken in order to facilitate the polling staff to verify the identity of any such elector who comes to the polling station and demands a ballot.