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Nearly 349,000 names of dead voters removed from electoral rolls since 2017
KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) has removed 348,098 names of dead voters from the electoral rolls from 2017 until Aug 31, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohamed Hanipa Maidin said the
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Tg Piai voters to upcoming MP: Walk your talk, don’t upset us…
PONTIAN: Keep your campaign promises. This is the message by voters for the upcoming Tanjung Piai MP, who will be elected this Saturday. Voters both young and old interviewed by Bernama said the Tanjung Piai by-election should not be a
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EC to announce Tanjung Piai by-election date today
KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to announce today the date for the Tanjung Piai parliamentary by-election in Johor. The electoral body has scheduled a press conference for noon at Menara SPR in Putrajaya. The by-election has been
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Tg Piai by-election: EC to inspect polling and nomination centres
JOHOR BAHRU: The Election Commission (EC) today inspected several schools and centres as voting centres and centre for the nomination of candidate for the coming Tanjung Piai by-election. State EC director, Shafie Taib said the inspection was part of the
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Mat Hasan: Retain political parties under ROS
SEREMBAN: Umno disagrees with the proposal that the Election Commission (EC) can take over the registration and regulation of political parties from the Registrar of Societies (ROS). Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said political parties should remain under
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More mixed constituencies to dilute racial and religious campaigning
PUTRAJAYA: Having a larger number of mixed constituencies would curb politicians from campaigning along racial and religious lines that further divides Malaysians, said Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah in a group interview. On that note he also blamed the former Election
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EC: Automatic registration of voters can be done in two years
KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission is confident that it will have a system in place for automatic registration of voters within two years, in time for the next general election, GE15. Its deputy chairman Dr Azmi Sharom said that with
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EC to gov’t: Let’s talk on improving electoral process
PUCHONG: The Election Commission (EC) said it is prepared to discuss with the government or any quarters on the ban of the use of government assets and members of the administration for campaigning during office hours for an election. EC
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EC taken to task over Lajim Ukin’s Sandakan by-election observer status
PETALING JAYA: Election watchdog Bersih 2.0 has taken the Election Commission to task over the decision to appoint politicians such as Lajim Ukin as an election observer. He was spotted wearing the EC’s election observer tag and T-shirt in Sandakan
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Malaysia’s Election Commission needs to roam alone like a lion
By: K Pragalath “Only pigs come in hordes, the lion roams alone.” The above line was stated by actor Rajinikanth in the Tamil movie Sivaji that was produced in 2007. This is precisely how Malaysia’s Election Commission (EC), now headed
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