Sarawak-based CSO wants automatic voter registration in place before next state polls


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 17 Jul 2019

KUCHING: The Federal Government and relevant agencies should implement automatic voter registration in time for the next Sarawak state election due in two years' time, says a Sarawak-based civil society organisation.

Persatuan Pemangkin Daya Masyarakat (ROSE) said lowering the voting age to 18 and automatic voter registration would increase the number of registered voters in Sarawak from 1.22 million during GE14 last year to 2.04 million.

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