No more ballots issued for voters after 5pm cut-off time


PUTRAJAYA: Voters still queuing up within the compounds of polling stations nationwide for GE14 were not allowed to vote after the 5pm cut-off time but any voter affected can file a petition to demand a re-election.

An Election Commission (EC) official told The Star Wednesday that the gazetted time is 5pm and no extensions are provided for voters still queuing in the streams as per rule 23 of the Election (Conduct of Elections) Regulations 1981.

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