State polls: EC chairman urges voters to fulfil responsibility on Aug 12

EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh (right) speaking to Deputy IGP Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay (centre) while observing the early voting process in Selangor. - Photo: Bernama

SHAH ALAM: Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh has called on all voters involved in the six state elections and the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election to exercise their right to vote on Saturday (Aug 12).

"We urge all voters to fulfil their responsibility to vote. We also hope that the voter turnout will exceed 86% recorded in the 15th General Election,” he told reporters after inspecting the early voting process at the Selangor Police Contingent Headquarters Tuesday (Aug 8).