Stand up and be counted

Mohd Hashim: ‘Families must do their bit to encourage their members to register’.

There are 4.2 million Malaysians who are eligible to vote but they have not registered. And the number of new voters is rather dismal.

IF you are organising a run, rock concert, football matches, tournaments or festivals – basically anything which draws a crowd – the Election Commission (EC) would like to come in and register new voters there.