Early voting for state polls, Kuala Terengganu by-election tomorrow

A total of 97,388 individuals consisting of Malaysian Armed Forces and police personnel as well as their spouses, will fulfil their responsibility as early voters at the six state elections tomorrow.

Early voting will also be held for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election following the decision of the Terengganu Election Court on June 27 to annul the victory of PAS candidate Ahmad Amzad Hashim at the 15th general election after finding that corruption had taken place.

According to the Election Commission (EC), the latest electoral roll as of June 21, 2023 will be used for the Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Penang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan state elections and the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election.

The early voting will see 49,660 military personnel and 47,728 police personnel as well as their spouses cast their ballots at 260 early polling centres.

Meanwhile, early voting for the Kuala Terengganu by-election will involve 1,362 policemen and 35 military personnel along with their spouses, for which four early polling centres will be opened at the Kuala Terengganu police contingent headquarters.

All early polling centres for the state elections and the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election will open simultaneously at 8am and will close in stages according to their locations.

In Kuala Terengganu, the polling centres for the Batu Buruk state constituency will be the first to close at 12pm, followed by Bandar state constituency at 2pm and, finally, Ladang state constituency at 5pm. 

There are no early polling centres for the Waqf Mempelam state constituency.

The EC has set Aug 12 as polling day for the state elections and the Kuala Terengganu by-election, with early voting on Aug 8.

The elections in the six states involve 36 state constituencies in Kedah, 45 in Kelantan, 32 in Terengganu, 40 in Penang, 56 in Selangor, and 36 in Negeri Sembilan.

The campaigning period which began on nomination day on July 29 will run until 11.59pm on Aug 11.