Responding to the allegation by DAP that voters had been registered under the civilian MyKad of their army spouses, the Election Commission (EC) today told its assistant voter registration officers (AROs) to be more careful in carrying out their duties.
EC deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said the errors could be due to the negligence of military officers who have been appointed AROs.
A report in Malay language daily Berita Harian today quotes Wan Ahmad reminding the AROs to inspect the personal details of those who wanted to register as voters before submitting their applications to the commission, especially their names and MyKad numbers.
He said mistakes made by AROs in recording the details of voters would tarnish the image of the EC, which has been the subject of criticism by the opposition.
An ARO is an EC appointee to register new voters as the commission is short of manpower.
Wan Ahmad said as a responsible body, the EC always reminds its AROs, including those appointed by the Defence Ministry, to scrutinise the names of newly-registered voters, including postal voters.
Admitting that the electoral roll is not “100 percent clean”, Wan Ahmad welcomed any political party to scrutinise the roll because the EC has no political interest in it.
“If there is any problem with the roll, report to the EC and we will ensure the 'cleansing' is done immediately,” he is quoted as saying.
He was responding to the charge by DAP Youth chief Anthony Loke yesterday that about two dozen voters have been found to have registered under the civilian MyKad of their army spouses.
“They use the ordinary ICs of their husband to register but under the wives' names - a wife could still have the ordinary voter's right so she might be able to vote twice,” said the MP for Rasah.
Wan Ahmad said it could be errors made by the AROs of the military force in the process of filling up the registration forms.
He added that if there was any evidence about irregularities in the electoral roll, a report could be made with the EC headquarters or state offices.
- Malaysiakini
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