EC chairman: Removing 'non-citizens' from electoral roll not so straight forward


KOTA KINABALU: The striking out of "non-citizens" from the electoral roll in Sabah is not straight forward as it involves the Constitutional rights of a citizen that is recognised by the National Registration Department.

Election Commission chairman Datuk Azhar Harun (pic) said that the Election Commission can only register voters whose citizenship were registered with the National Registration Department.

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