Sarawak polls: Postal voting application opened until Nov 24

Online application for postal voting for the 12th Sarawak election involving Malaysians residing abroad as well as those in the security and health sectors is open from Nov 8 to 24.

Election Commission (EC) secretary Ikmalrudin Ishak said the application is for Form 1B (Malaysian citizens who are abroad) and Form 1C (nine agencies in the safety and health sector) voter categories only. 

“As for the Form 1A category postal vote application (election workers, EC members/officers, police, military and media personnel) details will be informed later.

"Applications must be made online through the MySPR Daftar website or the EC's official portal," he said in a statement today.

Ikmalrudin advised applicants to apply in advance to avoid any problems or difficulties.

For enquiries contact the Postal Vote Management Unit (UPUP) at 03-88927080 or email [email protected].

On Nov 3, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong consented to lift the emergency in Sarawak which took effect on Aug 2.

The lifting of the emergency indirectly paved the way for the Sarawak election, after the term of the state legislative assembly ended on June 6.

The EC will convene a special meeting regarding the state polls on Nov 24 in Kuching.

- Bernama