KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- The implementation of the Optical Character Recognition-Voters Attendance (OCR-VA) technology is a continuous step by the Election Commission (EC) to modernise the management of elections in Malaysia, in addition to potentially reducing operational costs and saving time.
General : OCR-VA Modernises Election Management, Saves Costs And Time - EC
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Malaysia's EC uses OCR-VA to digitize voter attendance, aiming to save time and costs while maintaining election processes.
- OCR-VA digitizes voter attendance recording, replacing manual methods.
- The system was tested in Negeri Sembilan and will expand to Melaka.
- It does not change vote counting but improves efficiency and transparency.
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