Begin postal voting for Johor polls now, says MP

 

Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching says the upcoming Johor elections will be ‘exciting’ and ‘hopeful’, especially with the implementation of Undi18. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: Postal voting for the upcoming Johor state elections must start immediately, said DAP’s Teo Nie Ching.

The Kulai MP said there was “no reason” why applications for postal voting could not start now.

“I call on the Election Commission (EC) to allow overseas voters for the Johor polls to be registered as postal voters immediately,” she said in a statement today.

“In the Melaka state elections, overseas voters were only given 13 days to register. There is no reason why the online postal voting application cannot start now for the Johor elections.”

Teo said the elections would be an “exciting” and “hopeful” one for Johoreans at home and abroad, given the implementation of Undi18 and automatic voter registration having taken effect.

The elections were triggered following the dissolution of the state assembly on Jan 22.

The EC will meet on Feb 9 to decide on the dates for nominations and polling, which must be held within 60 days. - FMT