EC: December 2023 supplementary electoral roll open for review until February 17

EC: December 2023 supplementary electoral roll open for review until February 17

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — The December 2023 supplementary electoral roll (DPT BLN12/2023), verified and gazetted today, is now open for review for 30 days until February 17. Election Commission (EC) secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said the roll contained the names of 38,285 Malaysians aged 18 and above from December 1 to 31 who were … Read more

Sarawak PKR to meet on Jan 20 on proposed new electoral boundaries

Sarawak PKR to meet on Jan 20 on proposed new electoral boundaries

MIRI, Jan 3 — Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) will meet on Jan 20 to come up with their proposal for the new electoral boundaries in the state, said its chairman Roland Engan. He said the proposal would be submitted to the Election Commission (EC) for the commission’s proposed redelineation exercise, once feedback is obtained … Read more

EC: Supplementary electoral roll for November 2023 open for verification 

EC: Supplementary electoral roll for November 2023 open for verification 

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — The Supplementary Electoral Roll for November 2023 (DPT BLN11/2023), which has been verified and gazetted today, is now open for verification for a period of 30 days until January 18. Election Commission (EC) secretary, Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said that DPT BLN11/2023 consists of 39,137 names of citizens aged 18 and … Read more

Candidates to lead Bersih see different paths but same destination for electoral watchdog 

Candidates to lead Bersih see different paths but same destination for electoral watchdog 

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — The two candidates vying to be the chairman of the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) both want the group to ultimately be more inclusive to all Malaysians. How they differ is on the best way to achieve their vision. Gopalan K Papachan, a former secretary-general of the Malaysian … Read more

Sarawak due for review on redelineation of electoral boundaries, says civil society group

Sarawak due for review on redelineation of electoral boundaries, says civil society group

KUCHING, Dec 11 — Sarawak is due for a review on redelineation of the electoral boundaries by the Election Commission (EC), said Rise of Social Efforts (ROSE) co-founder Ann Teo. She said this is in view of the fulfilment of the minimum eight-year interval from the last review and delineation exercise which was last conducted … Read more

October 2023 Supplementary Electoral Roll open for review, says EC

October 2023 Supplementary Electoral Roll open for review, says EC

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — The October 2023 Supplementary Electoral Roll (DPT BLN10/2023) which was certified and gazetted today is open for review for 30 days, starting today to Dec 19, said the Election Commission in a statement today. EC secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said the DPT BLN10/2023 contains 43,657 names of citizens aged 18 … Read more

Researcher: Musk’s X disables feature for reporting electoral misinformation

Researcher: Musk’s X disables feature for reporting electoral misinformation

SYDNEY, Sept 27 — Elon Musk’s X, formerly called Twitter, disabled a feature that let users report misinformation about elections, a research organisation said today, throwing fresh concern about false claims spreading just before major US and Australian votes. After introducing a feature in 2022 for users to report a post they considered misleading about … Read more