ALOR GAJAH: The implementation of 'Undi18' and the automatic voter registration system pose a challenge for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the upcoming Melaka state election, which will take place next month.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said therefore the BN machinery must strengthen its strategies to engage these new voters moving beyond reliance on traditional methods alone to ensure that support for the party is maintained.
"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. However, with the inclusion of new voters which encompasses not only those aged 18 but also people aged 60 and above who had never voted before the situation changed.
