MELAKA: The Election Commission (EC) is targeting a 95% turnout by the close of early voting in the 16th Melaka state election on Tuesday (Nov 10).
EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said 6,042 early voters had cast their ballots as of 11am.
"Early voting is being conducted at 31 polling centres across Melaka, with 50 polling streams.
"Of these centres, 19 will close at noon, three at 2pm and the remaining nine at 5pm," he told reporters after observing early voting at SMK Kem Terendak here on Tuesday (Nov 10).
Ramlan said 237 election offences had been reported to EC monitoring teams as of Monday (Nov 9) night.
"The offences involved campaign activities, including the putting up of flags and campaign materials.
"Campaigning has proceeded smoothly so far, with no major incidents reported," he said, urging all parties to campaign responsibly and in an orderly manner, and to avoid any action that could cause disruption.
A total of 687,697 registered voters are eligible to vote in the Melaka state election.
They comprise 675,166 ordinary voters, 9,769 military personnel and their spouses, and 2,762 police personnel.
Polling day is on Saturday (Nov 14).
