EC may extend the 60-day period to hold an election - EC chairperson

The Election Commission (EC) is looking at the possibility of allowing a grace period of more than 60 days to hold the general election or state election after the Parliament or State Legislative Assembly is dissolved.

EC chairperson Abdul Ghani Salleh said the extended period is to give the EC sufficient time to prepare for the GE or state election because the number of voters has been increasing every year...