Amendments enable more than half the population to vote in GE15

PETALING JAYA: More than half the population will be eligible to vote in the next general election if amendments are passed to reduce the minimum voting age to 18, according to the government.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong said that once they are approved, the country will get an additional 3.8 million new voters, raising the total number of eligible voters to 18.8 million for the 15th general election (GE15) due by 2023.