‘No handphone’ rule not being enforced, says Muda man

 

Previously, the EC said voters must surrender their handphones before entering their polling stations to cast their ballots. (File pic)

PETALING JAYA: Muda’s Tanjung Piai candidate, Lim Wei Jiet, claims that the Election Commission’s ban on mobile phones at voting booths is not being enforced.

Previously, the EC said voters must surrender their handphones before entering their polling stations to cast their vote, something Lim said was not being enforced.

“Based on what I just went through (casting his vote), the EC’s rule is not being enforced,” he said in a Twitter post.

He said this rule was crucial to prevent inducements as voters cast their ballots.

“I hope the polling and counting agents and the EC pay serious attention to this.”

On Monday, the EC said mobile phones were not allowed in voting areas, with voters required to place their devices in stipulated places after receiving their ballot papers.

It said this would prevent inducements for people, as certain parties claimed some voters would have to show proof that they voted for a certain party, by taking a photo of their ballot paper, in order to be rewarded. - FMT