Govt re-tables 'Vote 18' Bill, incorporating automatic voter registration


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 11 Jul 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: A fresh Bill to amend the Federal Constitution to lower the voting age to 18 and allow for automatic registration voters was tabled in Parliament on Thursday (July 11).

The Constitution (Amendment) 2019 Bill was tabled by Youth and Sports Minister, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, and seeks to amend Article 47 and Article 119 of the Federal Constitution.

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