KUALA LUMPUR: Some 260 early voting centres involving 377 channels for the Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Penang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan state elections opened their doors at 8am Tuesday (Aug 8) morning.
Three early voting centres at the Terengganu contingent police headquarters (IPK) for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election also opened at 8 am.
It involves 49,660 military personnel and 47,728 police personnel with their respective spouses in the six states involved in the elections.
Capt Mohd Aqmal Juhafiq Jumani, 32, said that even though he was injured he still had a civic obligation to cast his vote. The airman, who works in the training division, recently injured his leg in a motorcycle accident.Meanwhile, 1,362 police personnel and 35 military personnel, with their spouses, are involved in the early voting process for the Kuala Terengganu by-election.
All early voting centres are scheduled to be closed in stages according to their locations.
The EC set Aug 12 as the polling day and the campaigning period is set for 14 days starting from the day of nomination and will end at 11.59 pm Aug 11.- Bernama
The early voting centres for the state elections in Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Penang, Selangor, and Negeri Sembilan opened at 8am on Tuesday, August 8. There are 260 centres with a total of 377 channels. Additionally, three centres at the Terengganu contingent police headquarters are open for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election.
A total of 49,660 military personnel and 47,728 police personnel, along with their spouses, are involved in the early voting process across these six states.
In the Kuala Terengganu by-election, 1,362 police personnel and 35 military personnel, along with their spouses, are participating in the early voting process.
The closure of all early voting centres will be done in stages, based on their respective locations.
The Election Commission (EC) has set August 12 as the polling day for the state elections. The campaigning period for these elections will last for 14 days, commencing from the day of nomination and concluding at 11.59 pm on August 11.
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