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GLOBAL Bersih calls upon the Election Commission (EC) and Pos Malaysia to provide clarity regarding the delivery of postal ballots to overseas Malaysians for the upcoming state elections. Global Bersih also urges the establishment of processes to ensure the timely and effective delivery of these ballots. Despite reaching out to the EC multiple times for clarification on the process, Global Bersih has yet to receive a response.

One of the main challenges faced by overseas Malaysians who wanted to vote during the 15th General Election (GE15) – on top of a campaign period of only 14 days – was the overly short timeframe to receive and return their postal ballots, which caused great uncertainty among voters. Global Bersih received large numbers of queries and complaints from overseas voters during GE15 which clearly demonstrated the confusion and concern resulting from the lack of clarity on the postal ballot delivery process.