KUCHING: The Election Commission (EC) will meet on Nov 6 to decide key dates for the 13th Sarawak Election following the dissolution of the state assembly.
EC secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus said EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun would chair the meeting to discuss the election writ, nomination day, polling day and electoral roll to be used, along with other preparations.
"A media conference will be held immediately after the meeting," he said in a statement on Tuesday (Oct 27).
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The Sarawak assembly was dissolved on Monday (Oct 26), paving the way for the polls.
Khairul Shahril said the EC received formal notification from Sarawak Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar on the dissolution in a letter dated Oct 27.
According to Article 21(4) of the Sarawak Constitution, an election must be held within 60 days of the dissolution.
