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Sabah DAP wants the Election Commission to explain why it does not post the results of the postal votes ahead of the polling streams.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah DAP has called for the Election Commission (EC) to display the results of the postal votes ahead of the actual polls outcome.
Kota Kinabalu MP Hiew King Cheu said it was only right that the results are posted on the scoreboard before others coming in from the polling streams and centre.
“The current practice of posting the results of the postal votes on the score board at the very last is perculiar and highly irregular.
“The postal votes results should be posted on the score board first, ” he said.
Currently postal voters cast their votes one day before the actual polling day and the votes for each candidate were counted by the representatives.
Once done representatives dully sign the result sheet to confirm the postal votes cast. The system has raised doubts over the integrity of postal votes.
“Sometimes the numbers of postal voters are not the same as listed in the electoral and is being added on.
“Many people feel that this is not fair and they want the EC to explain why this can happen.
“Since the EC gets the results ahead why is it last to be posted on to the score board and computer?” Hiew said.
Fair elections
He said that over the years many arguments and disputes over the postal votes system had occurred during elections.
In view of this he urged the EC to rectify this in order to show some fairness and transparency in the polls process.
“Introducing this system will allow the elections to be conducted in a fair manner.
“The EC must be seen to be fair to all. It must review the complaints and suggestion from the various parties to streamline the postal vote system.
“The qualification of the postal voters must also be checked and updated,” he said.
Hiew also pointed out that many uniformed servicemen who had retired and left the service were still listed as postal voters.
“These people must be re-registered as ordinary voters by the EC. They must get their names removed from the postal voter list,” he said adding that the EC’s suggestion to adopt a ‘proxy voters’ system would only ‘induce more foul play’.
He said it was more viable to allow the one million oversea Malaysian voters to cast their votes in the centre set up by the EC in the various Malaysian High commission offices or embassies.
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