Automatic voter registration should start in mid-2021, says EC


PUTRAJAYA: Automatic registration to enable eligible Malaysians to vote from the age of 18 is expected to be implemented by mid-2021, now that the tender for the computer system for the process has been awarded.

Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun said once the system was up and running, automatic voter registration could be done.

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