A police officer casts his postal list forward of a Sarawak state election, April 13, 2011. File pic
We understand that some media groups are unable to cast their votes since avocation calls, so do you do nothing? Therefore, you feel changes should be done to concede postal or early voting, pronounced EC authority Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof was quoted as saying in a report.
According to Aziz, a suggestions will be lifted during hearings by a parliamentary select cabinet (PSC) on electoral reforms, that was formed by a Najib administration department following a tumultuous July 9 rally for free as well as fair elections organized by Bersih 2.0.
This offer will be discussed with a cabinet later. Actually, its not just a media that is affected though airlines personnel, a healing profession as well as oil rig workers too, Aziz added.
Postal ballots are currently available to members of a police as well as armed forces based outward their constituencies, as well as choosing workers involved in a polling process.
The early choosing by casting votes or allege choosing by casting votes complement was referred to by a EC in Jan last year as a probable replacement for postal ballots.
This latest offer to enlarge a range of a postal opinion is doubtful to be welcomed by either a federal opposition or a Bersih 2.0 movement.
Both have stressed a need to renovate a system, that they say is open to strategy as well as ballot-stuffing.
A restructuring of postal balloting is additionally one of a 8 electoral reform final done by Bersih.
The transformation has already indicted Putrajaya of stal! ling on electoral reforms, after a supervision refused to pledge land off on a subsequent ubiquitous choosing until a PSC recommendations can be implemented.
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