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Tag: Election Commission (EC)

Covid fears weigh on elderly voters ahead of Melaka polls

The Election Commission however assures that the SOPs put in place will be enough to keep them safe. Older voters … More

Covid-19, Election Commission (EC), Melaka, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), State Election, Voters

Appointed reps won’t guarantee Stability, anti hopping laws not easy to pass – Experts

MELAKA : Establishing political stability is one of the main agendas in the manifestos of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan … More

Anti-hopping, Barisan Nasional, Election Commission (EC), Law, Pakatan Harapan, Perikatan Nasional, State Election

Polls in the time of Covid-19

MELAKA: With the strict standard operating procedure (SOP) in place for the Melaka state election, candidates have been reminded to … More

Campaign, Election Commission (EC), Melaka, Social Media, State Election

Attorney General’s Chambers: Former CM Adly Zahari’s legal action to stop Melaka polls non-justiciable

KUALA LUMPUR : The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has objected to the leave application for a judicial review brought by … More

Adly Zahari, Election Commission (EC), Melaka, State Election, State Legislative Assembly

Sarawak to hold polls after emergency revoked, legislature dissolved: Chief minister

Muhyiddin, Abang Jo to decide on Perikatan’s seat allocation for polls KUCHING: Sarawak’s state election has to be held now … More

Covid19, Election Commission (EC), Sarawak, State Election

Undi 18 can only be implemented after several matters are resolved — Wan Junaidi

The amendments to the Federal Constitution to lower the voting age to 18 years cannot be implemented immediately because several … More

Election Commission (EC), Undi18, Voting, Youth

Undi18 to be implemented in January 2022 – PM

KUALA LUMPUR : Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that the voting age for Malaysians will be lowered … More

Age, Election Commission (EC), Undi18, Voting, Youth

Melaka state assembly dissolved, paving way for state elections

KUALA LUMPUR : The Melaka state legislative assembly was dissolved on Tuesday (Oct 5) following the collapse of the second state … More

Election Commission (EC), Melaka, State Election, State Legislative Assembly

Kuching High Court orders federal govt to lower voting age by year end

KUALA LUMPUR : The Kuching High Court via a judicial review today (Sept 3) ordered the federal government to lower … More

Election Commission (EC), Federal Constitution, High Court, Voting Age

Calls grow in Malaysia to decouple voting reforms to allow younger voters to take part in election

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia’s election body and government have been urged to decouple the twin voting reforms – implementing an automatic … More

Election Commission (EC), Undi18, Young Voters

Government may not hold GE immediately after end of Emergency

COMMENTARY | Umno, the backbone of Barisan Nasional (BN), is in real trouble as its president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid … More

Covid19, Election Commission (EC), General Election, Pandemic, Perikatan Nasional, Undi18

Dr M shows up at police station to back Undi18 protesters

Current government ‘almost like a dictatorship’, says the former prime minister. Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his two … More

Election Commission (EC), Mahathir Mohamad, Undi18, Voting, Youth

With Zahid on top, EC rule on campaign posters could backfire on BN

Will splashing the BN chairman’s face on posters bring in the votes? A three-year-old ruling by the Election Commission (EC) … More

Barisan Nasional, Campaign, Election Commission (EC), UMNO, Zahid Hamidi

Where’s our vote? Undi18 supporters demand in protest

The group observes a symbolic 18-minute silence outside the Parliament gates. Amid mounting speculations of an impending general election, some … More

18, Age, Election Commission (EC), Protest, Voting, Youth

Speaker Azhar questions claims by ex-AG Thomas on EC reforms

Azhar Harun says there were practical reasons for allowing the ouster clause to remain, which had received the support of … More

Attorney-General, Azhar Harun, Election Commission (EC), Good governance, Justice in the Wilderness, Tommy Thomas

Extensive vote-buying in Sabah polls, says electoral watchdog

Bersih 2.0 has 59 reports of election misconduct by all political parties KOTA KINABALU – Electoral watchdog Bersih 2.0 today highlighted … More

Bersih 2.0, Election Commission (EC), electoral watchdog, Sabah, State Election, vote-buying

Allowing polls delay may lead to abuse, warns expert

Constitutional lawyer says this could see ruling parties ordering postponements if they find public support unfavourable KUALA LUMPUR – Amending the … More

By Election, Constitution, Covid19, Democracy, Election Commission (EC), Pandemic

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