MELAKA, Oct 7 — Polling day for the Melaka election will be November 14 while nomination will be on October 31, said the Election Commission (EC) today.
Early voting will be on November 10 and the campaign period is 14 days, EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun told a press conference after chairing a special meeting on important dates for the Melaka election.
He said 687,697 voters, comprising 675,166 ordinary voters, 9,769 military personnel and their spouses, and 2,762 police personnel are on the electoral roll.
For postal voting, applications for both domestic and international categories have been open since September 23, and the deadline for postal voting applications for Category 1A, which includes election staff, EC officers, military personnel, and the media, is set for October 28.
“For Category 1B, which is Malaysians (residing) abroad, and 1C, which is for agencies or organisations, the deadline is on October 23,” he said.
Ramlan said the EC has appointed 28 returning officers and 80 assistant returning officers.
He added that to monitor election campaign activities throughout the campaign period, the EC will establish 28 Election Campaign Enforcement Teams, including representatives from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), local authorities, and representatives of contesting candidates.
“Twenty-eight candidate nomination centres and official vote-tallying centres will be used for this election, while 11,175 personnel will be appointed to manage the process.
“A total of 271 polling centres with 1,263 channels will be opened, involving 31 early voting centres with 50 early voting channels and 240 regular polling centres with 1,213 channels,” he said, adding that the allocation for conducting the Melaka election is estimated at RM28.45 million.
Ramlan said the EC has invited government agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGO) to become observers for the Melaka election from nomination day until results are announced.
