Have polling station in Singapore for Johor polls, MP tells EC

Have polling station in Singapore for Johor polls, MP tells EC

Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching says with 400,000 Malaysians working across the causeway, the Election Commission must arrange for voting to take place at the high commission.

Johoreans in Singapore should not be denied the right to vote, says DAP’s Teo Nie Ching.
PETALING JAYA:
Johoreans working and residing in Singapore must not be denied their right to vote in the upcoming state elections, says Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching.

The former deputy education minister called for the Election Commission (EC) to set up a polling station at the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore to make this possible.

“There are about 400,000 Malaysians working in Singapore, and many of them are from Johor,” the DAP leader said in a statement today, adding that such a significant number of voters could affect the outcome of the state elections.

Teo pointed out that the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) between Malaysia and Singapore limited the number of people who could travel back to vote in the elections.

Teo Nie Ching.

“In order to participate in the elections, hundreds of thousands of Johor voters would have to register and cast postal votes.

“But I believe that no hurdles should be placed in the way of voters. Neither should the voting process be cumbersome,” she said.

Therefore, Teo added, refusing to make it easier for Johor voters residing in Singapore would be a blatant disrespect of their constitutional and democratic rights.

The Johor state assembly was dissolved last Saturday. The EC will meet on Feb 9 to decide on the nomination and polling days.

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