However, he said, this decision was up to the party election committee.
“If we complete physical voting today, that would mean that 10 states would have finished voting, leaving only four others,” he told FMT.
The first day of physical voting took place on May 13. However, five out of 14 divisions in Kelantan were forced to postpone the election process due to technical issues.
Fahmi acknowledged that, aside from Kelantan, no other states faced such technical issues although they did face management issues related to the voting hall, and party election committee members knowing candidates on a personal level, among others.
He stressed, however, that these issues could be easily resolved.
Fahmi’s statements come after party deputy president candidate Rafizi Ramli had urged the party election committee to consider postponing physical voting until the voting system had been thoroughly tested.
Rafizi said this was necessary in order to avoid causing uneasiness and frustration among members who could not vote due to technical issues.
To date, Terengganu, Kelantan, Kedah, Johor, Pahang, and the Federal Territories have completed physical voting, while Perlis, Penang, Melaka, and Negeri Sembilan are expected to complete physical voting by 5pm today.
Meanwhile, vice-president candidate Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak agreed that physical voting should not be postponed as it involved a lot of preparation, costs, and the involvement of many people at the various locations.
“The voting process is still running smoothly and the election committee has also made improvements to the current system. So, I do not see the point in postponing the (physical) voting,” he said.
Farhash, who is also vying for the post of Gombak PKR chief, said prior to the voting, he had double-checked the voter data in the area before submitting it to the election committee in order to avoid any further technical issues.
“I propose that before voting, division members should make sure the data is in order and up to date,” he said.
PKR youth chief candidate Adam Adli said the election committee should take appropriate, active steps based on complaints made following the physical voting.
“From time to time, we need to settle these complaints actively instead of postponing things and attempting to settle them within the system,” he said.
He added that this was especially because it involved physical voting.
“If we postponed the voting, then there’s a possibility people will not be interested in going out to vote.”
Voting for the PKR polls will end on May 22.
FMT has contacted the PKR election committee for comment and is awaiting a response.