Johor polls: A story in photos
JOHOR POLLS | Over 2.5 million voters were eligible to participate in the state election from 8am until 6pm today at 1,021 polling centres in 56 constituencies across Johor, after two weeks of campaigning.
Amid Covid-19 infection numbers hovering around 30,000 cases daily, the Johor election has proceeded with increasingly relaxed guidelines including a midnight cut-off time for ceramah (campaign speeches).
The state polls will see the participation of first-time teenage voters since the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 and automatic voter registration was implemented...
JOHOR POLLS | Over 2.5 million voters were eligible to participate in the state election from 8am until 6pm today at 1,021 polling centres in 56 constituencies across Johor, after two weeks of campaigning.
Amid Covid-19 infection numbers hovering around 30,000 cases daily, the Johor election has proceeded with increasingly relaxed guidelines including a midnight cut-off time for ceramah (campaign speeches).
The state polls will see the participation of first-time teenage voters since the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 and automatic voter registration was implemented.
Voting in the pandemic has seen new preventive measures put in place including a special polling booth set up for symptomatic voters, as seen at Dewan Kampung Melayu in Larkin, Johor Bahru.
The area is handled by officers dressed in full protective gear.
Johor is home to Orang Asli from the Seletar tribe, living in villages near the waters in Perling and Stulang.
While often seen working as fisherfolk or involved in breeding mussels, they do not want to be left behind in the democratic process of voting.
Holding the election on a Saturday may have made it easier for many to cast their ballots.
However, Grab rider Mohd Sairi Zainal, 28, was still making deliveries today. He managed to find some time in between orders to make a detour and cast his ballot at SJKC Foon Yew 1 in Johor Bahru.
Voters of all ages were seen at polling centres across the state.
