Automatic registration: EC calls M'sians 18 and above to verify data
The Election Commission (EC) has urged all Malaysians aged 18 and above who have not registered as a voter to verify their personal information with the commission between Oct 1 and Oct 31.
The commission is conducting a verification exercise before launching the automatic voter registration
"For the purpose of this exercise, EC will publish the...
The Election Commission (EC) has urged all Malaysians aged 18 and above who have not registered as a voter to verify their personal information with the commission between Oct 1 and Oct 31.
The commission is conducting a verification exercise before launching automatic voter registration.
"For the purpose of this exercise, EC will publish the information of 5.8 million future voters and give them the opportunity to check and verify their record with us.
"During this period of data verification, any Malaysian aged 18 and above who have yet to register as a voter can check their information and verify, or lodge a complaint, before they get automatically registered as a voter.
"If a future voter no longer lives at the address published, they are advised to update their latest address with the National Registration Department by Oct 31," said EC secretary Ikmalrudin Ishak in a statement today.
Those involved can participate in the verification process by going to the EC's webpage for the Pre-Automatic Voters Registration Verification (SPPA) here, or by visiting 594 SPPA centres nationwide.
For enquiries, they can contact their respective state's EC office, or the EC hotline number at 03-8892 7018, or go to the EC's official website.
Postponement challenged
On July 16, 2019, the Dewan Rakyat passed a bill to amend the Federal Constitution to lower the voting age to 18.
The bill also permits automatic voter registration and the lowering of the minimum age for elected representatives to 18.
However, on March 25 this year, the EC announced the postponement of the implementation of Undi18, including automatic voter registration, to Sept 1 next year.
The decision meant that youths aged 18 to 20 will likely not be able to vote in the next general election.
Following this, two groups representing the Undi18 movement filed judicial review applications at the Kuching High Court and the Kuala Lumpur High Court to challenge the postponement.
On Sept 3 this year, the Kuching High Court ordered the government to implement the lowering of the voting age to 18 nationwide by Dec 31 this year.
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