Lew Chee Phin and his wife Tan Siw Choo showing the indelible ink on their finger after fulfilling their civic duty to vote in today's Melaka state election.PETALING JAYA: Wanting to have an early start to polling day, Lew Chee Phin and his wife Tan Siw Choo woke up at 5am to ensure they were the first to arrive at the polling station at Sekolah Kebangsaan Jeram in Masjid Tanah this morning.

Lew, 66, and Tan, 62, turned up at 7am, an hour before voting began for the Tanjung Bidara seat in the Melaka state election, Bernama reported.

“I could barely sleep last night because I was so excited to vote. It also makes us happy that all three of our children have returned home to fulfil their civic duty,” he was quoted as saying.