KUALA BESUT: Election Commission staff will not issue ballot papers to those who refuse to use the indelible ink on polling day on Wednesday.
EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said voters would be asked to dip their left index finger into the ink bottle.
"Voters who refuse to dip their finger in the bottle ink will not be given the ballot papers," he said in a statement.
He said voters would have their left index fingers checked to ensure they were free of any traces of the ink.
Voters could request for a replacement of their ballot paper from the officer-in-charge of the polling station if the one issued to them were smeared with the ink, he said.
However, Abdul Aziz said the replacement ballot paper would be given only if the officer was satisfied that it was not smeared intentionally.
As for voters in Kuala Besut who had moved elsewhere and changed their addresses on their identity cards, but did not apply to EC to change the address of their polling station, they were still considered registered voters in Kuala Besut, he added.
The campaign period for the Kuala Besut by-election would end at 11.59pm on Tuesday and no campaign activities would be allowed on polling day.
Eight polling stations with 35 polling streams would be opened from 8am until 5pm, except the polling centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pulau Perhentian which would close at 3pm.
In view of Ramadan, official announcement on the result of the by-election would be made, the earliest, at 10pm. - Bernama.
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