MELAKA, Nov 10 — The Election Commission (EC) is targeting a voter turnout of up to 95 per cent for the early voting phase of the 16th Melaka state election today.
EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said as of 10.35 am, 53.25 per cent or 5,286 early voters had cast their ballots across 31 polling centres, which comprise 50 polling streams.
He noted that 19 early voting streams with a lower number of voters will close at noon today, while the remaining streams will close in stages at 2 pm and 5 pm.
“Today, 9,769 military personnel and 2,762 police personnel are participating in the early voting process, bringing the total number of early voters to 12,531,” he said.
