NGOs submit memo to EC over Undi18 delay
A coalition of several NGOs today urged the government to expedite the implementation of automatic voter registration and Undi18 (lowering of voting age to 18).
Speaking to reporters after handing over a memorandum to the Election Commission (EC) regarding the implementation of Undi18, Gerakan Belia 4B acting president Fahami Ashrof Badaruddin (above) said the matter should be implemented by July.
“We are concerned if the government is serious about implementing the Undi18. The Parliament has passed the Undi18 in 2019, before the implementation of the movement control order,” he said after handing over...
A coalition of several NGOs today urged the government to expedite the implementation of automatic voter registration and Undi18 (lowering of voting age to 18).
Speaking to reporters after handing over a memorandum to the Election Commission (EC) regarding the implementation of Undi18, Gerakan Belia 4B acting president Fahami Ashrof Badaruddin (above) said the matter should be implemented by July.
“We are concerned if the government is serious about implementing the Undi18. The Parliament has passed the Undi18 in 2019, before the implementation of the movement control order,” he said after handing over the memorandum at the EC headquarters in Putrajaya.
On March 25, EC chairperson Abdul Ghani Salleh was reported to have said that automatic voter registration and Undi18 can only be implemented after Sept 1 next year.
Meanwhile, Keilmuwan Nasional chairperson Zambri Mohd Isa said the implementation of Undi18 should not be delayed so as not to deny the rights of about 1.2 million young voters.
“The EC must adhere to its principle of preserving, supervising and maintaining the democratic process through free and fair elections,” he said.
- Bernama
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