PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) will study the need and proposal to amend the penalty on elected representatives, who resign without any logical reason.
Its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof (pic) said an amendment for a heavier penalty was necessary to check the spread of the "disease" to other elected representatives, as it was "immoral" and incurred costs.
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