Voters facing various barriers

Bone to pick: Many voting rights activists also want postal voting to be made available to Malaysians within the country, such as those living far away from their home constituency. — Filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Despite 6.2 million new voters being eligible to vote in the 15th General Election (GE15), institutional barriers remain and will prevent many from voting, say election analysts.

Some voters in and out of the country are finding it difficult to vote due to the time factor, travel costs and an archaic postal voting system for overseas voters.