Improve postal voting system or risk low turnout of new voters, EC urged


United Kingdom and Eire Council for Malaysian Students (UKEC) chairperson Syed Rifqi Najmuddin (centre) offering suggestions for better postal voting services. Also present were (from left) Badan Perhubungan United Kingdom (BPN UK) information chief Izlan Ismail, Undi18 co-founder Qyira Yusri and Kesatuan Penuntut Undang-Undang di United Kingdom dan Ireland (KPUM) vice-president Lean Kai Ching. — Photo: IZZRAFIQ ALIAS / The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The postal voting system in the country needs to be improved to avoid a low turnout of newly eligible voters for the 15th General Election (GE15), says the VoteMalaysia Coalition (VMC).

The youth postal voter advocate group said that many Malaysians overseas became eligible to vote with the voting age lowered to 18 and the implementation of automatic voter registration (AVR).

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