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Memorandum to the Parliamentary Select Committee (6 Recommendations) Presented by Alvin Cheong Choi Keong Citizen of Malaysia 16 December 2011 (Friday) by Alvin Cheong Choi Keong 1 · .. 1.

Elections (Conduct of Elections) Regulations 1981 Regulation 32.
SECOND SCHEDULE - Directions for the guidance of voters to be exhibited outside every polling station The voter will go ifilto the piece reserv.edfor the marking ofrbaNot papers and mark a cross tn tme space provided for the purpose on the 'light-hand side of the ballot paper opposite the ir/ame ()f the mndidate for whom he' votes, thus "X/~ Recommendatiorn: Previously, ballot pap.ers are accepted even if the marking is a dot, pass, etc.
This will open to abuse and I would recommend that ornly a single iX' on the right side of the balliDt paper opposite the name 0f the candidate is accepted and nothing else.

This will alsoelirminate alii disputable votes (fUndi Ragu".

This regulation needs to be enforced.

A notice should also be exhibited 'Outside every polling stati'on to inform the voters.

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Elections (Conduct of Elections)~ulations1981 Regulation 19 (Subparagraph 3) - Manner of voting The ballot paper shall.

be· perjor,ated or stamped with the official mark or initialled Iby the presiding officer on the margin, of the ballot paper and the ba;f{otJ papefi shall then be issued tQ the voter by the presiding officer or a person acting under his autli/ority.
Recomrnemdaition: Previous practice was that the ballot paper was folded: before being handed over to the v0ter.

The Iiegwlation 19: (subparagraph 3) did not indicate that the ballot paper has to be fOlded.

As such, the· ballot paper should not me folded in any wa¥ S0 that the voter could see it clearly that there isn(t any pri0r markings before proceeding to the marking ;area to cast his vote.

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Elections (Conduct of Elections~ulations1981 Regulation 15 (Sub-paragraph 1) - Admittance to polling station PflovirJeol thGt where Gn elector!of any constitu,ency is employed as, a presiding officer or in any other.

official capacity at a '!


;Jollingl station, within that constituency and it is incoriJVenient for him to vote at the polling station to which that part of the electoral roll which contains his name has been assigned, the returning officer roay, authorise such elector.

to vote at any other polling station in the constituency.

Recommemdation: Under the Elections (Postal Voting) Regulation 2003, Part /I (Postal Voters) Regulation 3 (Sub-pafiagraph 1b)- Persons entitled to, vote as p.ostal voters.
(1) A~y person wh,o has registered as,a Parliamentary or State elector under the 'Elections ~RegistraNon o!,Electors) Regulation 2002, and is (b) A person certified by the Election Commission to.

be'an election officer and liable for duties Olil polling day.

If the officers are already entitl:ed to be JDostal voters} the Regulation 15 (subparagraph 1) abo~e is already not necessary.

It should be deleted to: avoid any abuses.

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Elections {Postal Votin~ulations 2003 Part II {Postal Voters}, Regulation 3 {Persons entitled to vote as postal voters}, Sub-paragraph l{f} (1) Ar;1Y person who has registered as,a Parliamentary or State elector under th.e 'Elections (Registration of Electors) Regulation 2002, and is- ({) a member of any.

category.

of persons designated aspostal voters by the Election Commission from time to time bM notification in :the Gazette.
Recommendation: To delete this regulations which allows the Election Commission to appoint an¥one to be a postaf, voter.

This regulation could be abused and is like an open cheque.

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Election Offences Act 1954 {Act 51 Section 5 (Sub-Clause 4) - Maintenance of secrecy at elections {4} Every,office, clerk, interpreter, candidate; agent, police officer a,nd authorized person, in attendance 'CIt the counting of the 'Votes shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the voting, and shall not attempt to communicate any information obtained at such counting as to the candidate for whom any, vote is give by any particular ballot paper.
Recommemdation: The counting agent is an appointed person by the candidate.

As such they should be allowed to communicate for the agent to receive any instructions as well as tOr update the candidate on the progress.

The above sub-clause should be deleted so as not to restrict any communications between: agent and oandidate.

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Elections Act 1958 (Act 191 Part II (Supervision of elections), Section 5 (General powers and duties of Election Commission), Sub-Clause l(a) (1) The Election Commission shall- a) Exercise control and supervision over the conduct of elections and the registration of electors on the electoral rolls, and shall enforce on the part of all election officers fairness, impartiality and compliance with Part VIII of the Constitution and this Act and any regulations made thereunder.
Recommendation: Federal Constituti0n '(,Part VIII) Article 114 (2): In appointing members afthe Election Commission the Yang1di-PertuGn Agong shall have regard to the'importance of securing an ElecUon Commission which enjoys public confidence.
The Election Commission in my opinion is not longer enjoying any public confidence unless they are willing to change and improve on the election process especially in: by Alvin Cheong Choi Keong 7 a) Cleaning up the voters list especially on the suspicious foreign voters in Sabah.

b) Establish a Royal Commission to investigate the cases of foreigners being given citizenship and then registered as voters in the whole of Malaysia.
c) Election Commission to thoroughly investigate all cases where many voters are registered in a single address.

d) Due to the limited access to the media by certain political parties, the Election Commission should ensure that election campaigning period should be no less than 21 days in order for all parties to be able to disseminate their information to the public fairly.
e) Notice or elec:tion date should be fixed 'earlier by either the Election Commission or Parliament instead of a surprise to eve:ryone.

f) Eliminate all cases of corruptions dUlring the electlion like the infamous IIYou help me, I help yo'u" case in Sibu.

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