The Undi18 and automatic voter registration system took effect on Dec 15, 2021, one month after the last Melaka state election.PETALING JAYA: The automatic voter registration system and the eligibility of young voters under "Undi18" is expected to pose a challenge for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the upcoming Melaka polls, according to chief minister Ab Rauf Yusoh.
He said the coalition needs to strengthen its machinery and change its strategy to engage these new voters, moving beyond its reliance on traditional methods, to ensure that support for the party is maintained, Bernama reported.
Ab Rauf Yusoh.“In the past, we could register voters, collect their names, and keep them in our own ‘basket. We could gauge whether we would win if we contested in a particular area.
