Voter allowed to cast ballot outside polling station
2 hours ago
Minderjeet Kaur
Election workers bring ballot paper and indelible ink to the woman, who said she could not climb the stairs to the polling booth
An election worker helping the woman to mark her finger with indelible ink.
JOHOR BAHRU: A woman was allowed to cast her vote outside her designated polling station today after telling election workers she was unable to climb the stairs.
After verifying her particulars against the voters’ list, several election workers brought the ballot paper and a pot of indelible ink to her at the ground floor of Sekolah Rendah Agama Bersepadu Johor Bahru.
They helped her to mark her finger with indelible ink and looked away to give her privacy to mark her vote.
She then placed the ballot paper in an envelope, which was then sealed and dropped into a ballot box.
Polling agents representing the contesting parties were present to ensure the voting process, which took less than 10 minutes, went smoothly.
A police officer at the polling centre, who said he had been briefed by the Election Commission, told FMT the arrangement did not breach election rules as the entire process took place within the compound of the polling station.
“Since the voter couldn’t go upstairs because she had trouble climbing the stairs, the EC allowed her to vote outside, but in privacy,” the officer said.
After verifying her particulars against the voters’ list, several election workers brought the ballot paper and a pot of indelible ink to her at the ground floor of Sekolah Rendah Agama Bersepadu Johor Bahru.
They helped her to mark her finger with indelible ink and looked away to give her privacy to mark her vote.
She then placed the ballot paper in an envelope, which was then sealed and dropped into a ballot box.
Polling agents representing the contesting parties were present to ensure the voting process, which took less than 10 minutes, went smoothly.
A police officer at the polling centre, who said he had been briefed by the Election Commission, told FMT the arrangement did not breach election rules as the entire process took place within the compound of the polling station.
“Since the voter couldn’t go upstairs because she had trouble climbing the stairs, the EC allowed her to vote outside, but in privacy,” the officer said.
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