KOTA KINABALU: The Election Commission (EC) has issued a total of 22,881 postal ballots to all eligible voters for the 73 constituencies in Sabah, says its secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus.
He said 21,362 ballots were issued under Category 1A for election workers, EC members and officers, police, Armed Forces personnel and the media.
A further 336 ballots were under Category 1B for Malaysian citizens residing abroad, and 1,183 under Category 1C for agencies and organisations, he said in a statement on Wednesday (Nov 18).
The issuance of postal ballots was carried out on Monday and Tuesday (Nov 17 and 18) in the presence of postal voting agents representing contesting parties or individuals, he added.
The issuance is provided for under Regulation 3 of the Election Regulations (Postal Voting) 2003 for the 17th Sabah State Legislative Assembly Election, Khairul said.
He reminded all postal voters to mark their ballot paper, complete the Declaration of Identity Form (Form 2) correctly, and promptly return it to the respective Returning Officer before 5pm on polling day, Nov 29.
"Voters are also reminded to maintain the secrecy of their vote by not taking photographs of their postal ballot paper or sharing them on social media," he added.
