Saturday February 23, 2008
47,000 bottles of ink arrive from India
PUTRAJAYA: The indelible ink to be used in the general election has arrived from India.
The Election Commission (EC) has bought in 47,000 bottles of the black ink, which will be distributed to the states by next week.
EC secretary Datuk Kamaruzaman Mohd Noor said yesterday that each state would receive the appropriate number of ink bottles according to the voter population in each parliamentary and state constituency.
The indelible ink, costing over RM2mil, will make its first appearance in a general election here.
It will be applied on the left forefinger just before a person casts the ballot and is said to stay on the finger for at least two weeks.
Only a small mark will be painted on the forefinger by a polling clerk when a person registered to cast the vote at the polling station.
Kamaruzaman also reminded women to remove their nail polish before going to the polls on March 8, as it would be difficult to apply the ink otherwise.
Meanwhile, EC call centre set up here last week to check voters’ particulars in the electoral roll has received over 20,000 calls.
The call centre, open from 8am to midnight daily, can be reached at 03-8885 6600 and has 10 hunting lines.
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