Speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur, EC chairperson Abdul Aziz Yusof pronounced which whilst a biometric is a undiluted complement in theory, loopholes exist in practice.
The argument is which (someone with mixed temperament cards) can opinion once as well as afterwards move an additional label to a different stream, as well as it will compare his thumbprint as well as he will be allowed to voteThe prerequisite for a complement to work is for each person to have usually one temperament card, he said.
Comparing it to memorable ink, he combined which a complement could additionally malfunction on a day of choosing by casting votes as well as mystify a process.
We have had a dry run with 50 people as well as a normal time per person is 10 seconds, though had problems where a machine could not detect.
With memorable ink you usually have to dip a finger in a ink, he said.
He additionally remarkable which a biometric complement is very costly in comparison, as well as requires during slightest 7 months lead time.
Abdul Aziz additionally refuted his deputy Wan Ahmad Wan Omar's claim which memorable ink could be used by insane parties to mark naive voters to ensure which they have been disqualified from voting.
Wan Ahmad pronounced which a commission buckled to vigour to have use of memorable ink in 2008, usually to call it off during a very last notation following claims which an additional batch of ink has been imported by an additional party, it wa! s suspec ted for sinister purposes.
This cannot occur as a colour of a ink is not known until a day... there can be so many colours. We can additionally may be have a little arrange of pattern, ! Abdul Az iz said.
He additionally remarkable which there will not be a shortage of supply as a ink can be paid for from assorted sources.
Biometric, memorable ink or combo in subsequent GE
As such, he said, a commission is now reviewing which complement to have use of for a subsequent ubiquitous election.
It could be memorable ink, biometric or both systems combined to have it foolproof... God willing, by a subsequent ubiquitous election, he said.
Abdul Aziz, however, pronounced which a Attorney-General's chambers is still study a legal aspects of a move, quite if it would be done mandatory.
This is since a federal constitution states which no purebred voter can be stopped from voting.
A inherent legislative addition is not compulsory if a have use of of either systems or both is done voluntary, though this, he agreed, would not stop possible stand in voting.
That's why you want to have certain which everyone will have use of it. If they don't want to they will need to fill in a form, for example.
(But) there will be people would not want to have use of (the ink) as they consider it's haram, for example, or they have been allergic," he said.
He combined which if a complement is done imperative a inherent legislative addition will need to be tabled in Parliament, as well as can usually be upheld with two-thirds majority vote.
We have been aiming for a subsequent Parliamentary sitting (in October)... though politics can have things hard for a EC. (Politicians) can work together to block (the amendment), he said.
Courtesy of Bonology.com Politically Incorrect Buzz & Buzz
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