Johor polls LiveBlog: Multi-cornered fights in many seats as nominations close

Elections Commission staff Norashikin Soraini (left) and Siti Rahanim Abdul Razak (right) making final preparations for the Johor state election nomination day at Dewan Muafakat in Ayer Hitam,Yong Peng (25/2/2022). — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

JOHOR BARU: Nominations open today (Feb 26) for the Johor state election in what some believe will be a prelude to GE 15.

Some 2.6 million voters are eligible to cast their ballot, including about 175,000 first-time voters aged 18 to 20, come polling day on March 12.