The indelible ink fiasco that has been widely reported by the media and on the Internet yesterday may have compromised the electoral and democratic processes, says Bersih 2.0 steering committee member Maria Chin Abdullah.
Maria (left) said the EC should be held responsible if there is a duplication of votes, for those who voted under the early voting process yesterday could be voting again on Sunday."Well, what can you say about the EC? It previously said the indelible ink is foolproof and can last for seven days.
"We are utterly disappointed with this development and the statement made by the EC secretary Kamaruddin Mohd Baria that its staff may not have ‘shaken the bottles'.
"Such incidents further diminish our confidence in the EC and show the electoral process can be compromised. How can EC do this to the people?" Maria asked.
Kamaruddin was reported by national news agency Bernama as saying that the EC ran some tests yesterday and as a result, fingers smeared with "ink from shaken bottles lasted longer than the others".
"Not withstanding the impact of the indelible ink, the EC wants to emphasise that early voters who voted on April 30, 2013, cannot vote again on May 5 because their names do not exist in the electoral roll for ordinary voters." the EC secretary said in a statement last night.
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