KUALA LUMPUR – Online voting in the 2022 PKR election, which was implemented for the first time proceeded smoothly when 67,419 party members voted via the Adil application since May 18 till today.
Party Election Committee chairman, Dr Zaliha Mustafa said they include PKR members who voted online from Singapore, Switzerland, Korea and the United States.
“Online voting is held from May 18 till today. The total members registered to vote online are 76,926 and they have until 11.59pm to cast their votes,” she said when contacted by Bernama here today.
Apart from that, she announced that the percentage of turnout on the overall for physical and online party voting, which entered its eighth day was very low at only 8% or 90,304 members.
She said the total included 20,813 members who voted physically in 10 states so far namely Kelantan, Terengganu, Johor, Kedah, Pahang, Federal Territory, Perlis, Negri Sembilan, Melaka and Penang.
However, Dr Zaliha is confident the total turnout will go up during the physical voting day for Selangor and Sabah this weekend as the two states have many PKR members.
A total of 1,118,423 PKR members are eligible to vote in the 2022 PKR election, which saw 11,282 candidates contesting for posts at central, branch and wing levels.
On allegations of security with the Adil application, Dr Zaliha stressed that the system, which was introduced on February 28, has various security features in place to reduce any possibility of manipulation and fraud.
She said the existing security features in the Adil application along with the tightly controlled voting system and process, and the introduction of ballot ink ensures the party election is transparent, fair and safe.
The party’s election will continue tomorrow, with physical voting in Selangor, while voting for Perak, Sabah and Sarawak is on May 22.
The unofficial results of the winning candidates will be posted on PKR’s official website within 24 hours after the voting process ends this Sunday, while the official results will be announced at the PKR National Congress on June 25. – Bernama, May 20, 2022
