EC to meet on April 4 to decide Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election dates

The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting on April 4 to set the dates for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election in Selangor.

EC secretary Ikmalrudin Ishak said the commission had received official notification from Selangor assembly speaker Lau Weng San regarding the seat’s vacancy.

“As provided for under Chapter 5 Clause (5) Article LXX of the Selangor State Constitution 1959, the casual vacancy must be filled within 60 days from the date the vacancy occurred and was confirmed by EC,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Ikmalrudin said the special meeting, which will be chaired by EC chairperson Abdul Ghani Salleh, will discuss the dates for the election writ, nomination day, polling day, the electoral rolls to be used, and other preparations.

A press conference will be held after the meeting, he said.

The Kuala Kubu Baharu seat fell vacant following the death of its assemblyperson, Lee Kee Hiong of DAP, on March 21.

Lee, 58, held the seat for three terms from 2013. She died after battling cancer for several years.

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