MELAKA, Oct 7 — The Election Commission (EC) today announced November 14 for polling in the 16th Melaka state election, and set the nomination for Oct 31.
EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said early voting had been set for November 10 and the campaign period would run for 14 days.
He said this at a press conference after chairing a special meeting to determine the date for the state election here.
Regarding the Electoral Roll (DPPR) that will be used in the 16th Melaka state election (PRN), Ramlan said that a total of 687,697 voters, consisting of 675,166 ordinary voters, 9,769 military personnel and their spouses, and 2,762 police personnel, are eligible to vote in the state election.
For postal voting matters, applications for both domestic and international categories have been open since Sept 23, and the deadline for postal voting applications for Category 1A, which includes election staff, EC officers, military personnel, and media, is set for Oct 28.
