KUALA TERENGGANU, 7 Jan 2009: The Election Commission (EC) will be issuing ballot papers to 1,035 postal voters who will cast their votes for candidates in the Kuala Terengganu by-election after 10 Jan. State EC director Mohd Noor Daud said the postal ballot papers would be handed over to the by-election manager’s office at the […]
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EC forms enforcement teams to monitor by-election
KUALA TERENGGANU, 6 Jan 2009: The Election Commission (EC) has set up two enforcement teams to ensure election regulations are strictly followed during campaigning for the Kuala Terengganu by-election. EC deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said each of the teams has an EC officer, a police officer, a local authority representative and representatives […]
Abdul Rashid: Election system needs review
PUTRAJAYA, 30 Dec 2008: Election Commission (EC) chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman said the country’s election system needs to be reviewed to give the commission autonomous power and total control over the election process, including over the media. Speaking on his last day in office after 25 years of service, the retiring EC […]
Tan Sri Aziz Yusof appointed EC chairpreson
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Nov 2008: Home Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof, 58, has been appointed chair of the Election Commission (EC) effective this 31 Dec. Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan said in a statement today that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had consented to Abdul Aziz’s appointment […]
EC’s integrity challenged
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Nov 2008: An opposition Member of Parliament (MP) says the Election Commission (EC) has lost its integrity because it is unable to verify the status of 11,842 voters on the electoral roll. Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh said it was illogical that the commission was unable to confirm whether these voters’ should be […]
