MELAKA – Early voting for the Melaka election tomorrow will see 11,557 voters fulfil their responsibilities at 31 early voting centres.
According to the Election Commission (EC), the number of early voters consists of 9,217 military personnel and their spouses as well as 2,340 police personnel.
The 31 centres are located in 24 state constituencies, of which 21 centres will open at 8am and close at 2pm, while another 10 centres will close at 5.30pm.
Among the centres involved are at the Melaka contingent police headquarters’ multipurpose hall, Jasin district police headquarters’ multipurpose hall, Alor Gajah district police headquarters’ multipurpose hall, and the Sri Beruang Territorial Army camp hall.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department’s forecast is for scattered rain in the morning in one or two places in the districts of Alor Gajah, Melaka Tengah, and Jasin, as well as thunderstorms in the afternoon.
There are four time slots, which voters can check for on the mySPR Semak app or the EC portal. The four time slots are from 8am to 10am, 10am to noon, noon to 2pm, and 2pm to 4.20pm.
The early voting process will see the implementation of strict standard operating procedures for compliance with the Covid-19 prevention guidelines under the National Recovery Plan, as the pandemic situation is still not fully under control.
Physical distancing, enforcement on face masks, the use of hand sanitisers, body temperature screening, and attendance records will be carried out at the centres, in addition to requiring voters to scan MySejahtera QR codes before entering.
According to the guidelines issued by the EC, voters have to use hand sanitiser at three stations in the polling centres, including at the entrance, at the polling stream, and in front of the poll clerk. – Bernama, November 15, 2021
