Postal voting: Malaysians abroad have until dissolution of Parliament


Applications through a 1B Form perceived after midnight upon a day of dissolution will not be processed, says a EC.
KUALA LUMPUR: Registered Malaysian voters vital abroad have until a dissolution of Parliament to apply for postal choosing by casting votes for a 13thgeneral election.
Election Commission (EC) emissary chairman Wan Ahmad Wan Omar pronounced applications through a 1B Form perceived after midnight upon a day of dissolution would not be processed.
Since January 21, a EC had perceived 2,485 applications from Malaysians vital overseas of which a highest were from Australia with 574 applications, United Kingdom (449), United States (195), China (132), Qatar (116) as well as United Arab Emirates (97), he told Bernama.
Besides them, 2,651 Malaysian students as well as civils servants as well as their spouseshave also purebred for postal choosing by casting votes for a entrance elections.
He pronounced Malaysian adults could refer to a guideline for filling in a 1B Form upon a EC website for any subject they competence have regarding form completion to safeguard it was finished properly.
Completed forms need to be sent to a EC headquarters in Putrajaya by e-mail (upup@spr.gov.my), fax (+603-8881 1201/ 1202/ 1187/ 1192) or by post.
Wan Ahmad pronounced each duplicate would be immediately processed as well as a applicants would be informed of their duplicate status.
"Malaysians abroad should keep themselves updated upon EC's announcements by visitingwww.spr.gov.myfrom time to time," he said.
For a! first t ime in a country's choosing history, Malaysians vital abroad who are purebred voters can opinion as well as be involved in determining a future of a country.
Previously, usually full-time students as well as civil servants as well as their spouses were authorised to use a postal choosing by casting votes facility.
Besides being a purebred voter, they contingency also have been in Malaysia for not reduction than thirty days inside of five years before Parliament as well as state assembly are dissolved.
Malaysians vital in Southern Thailand, Singapore, Brunei as well as Kalimantan are not authorised for postal choosing by casting votes as well as are required to lapse to cast their votes upon polling day.
- Bernama
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