The Election Commission (EC) will know by this week whether it should appeal against the Kuching High Court's May 15 ruling ordering it to review its proposed redelineation exercise in Sarawak.
Its chairman Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said the EC had left it to the Attorney-General's Chambers to make the decision.
"We leave it to the attorney general whether to appeal or not; we will know the decision by today or tomorrow," he told reporters after the EC Excellence Award presentation ceremony and Innovation Day 2015 celebration today.
Meanwhile, Abdul Aziz said the number of representations that objected to its proposed recommendations in the redelineation of the state's electoral boundaries was 86, the highest number ever recorded in Sarawak.
He said the objections were received from voters throughout the state including the interior such as Baram, Serian, Simunjan, Saratok, Mukah, Kapit, Hulu Rajang and Sarikei.
According to him, 51 of the representations were filed when the EC displayed its first and second notices of proposed recommendations on Jan 5 and March 30.
He said the redelineation study took less than six months after the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly approved the amendment to the Sarawak state constitution to increase the number of state constituencies to 82 from 71.
"We are happy that the public, including residents from isolated areas who came all the way by boat, understood the contents of the notices displayed by the EC," he said.
- Bernama