PUTRAJAYA: The much-anticipated automatic voter registration (AVR) and lowering of the voting age to 18 can only be realised by Sept 1,2022, at the earliest as the Election Commission (EC) is facing constraints such as the movement control order.
EC chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh explained that the nationwide MCO to curb Covid-19 had affected the commission’s plans and preparation to see the move come into fruition.
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