Rakyat Voices 3: Firewall Your Vote
By Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia
OUR vote is sacred. Or is it?
The Election terrain is not flat, that much we know – Putrajaya has just over 6,000 voters, Kapar 112,000 or 17 Parliamentary seats difference between the two. Much has been reported of late about the suspicions over tampered electoral rolls, sudden spikes in the number of voters in certain constitutencies, and shifting forms of phantom votes. Those are issues being battled at the institutional level.
What about us as individuals, what can we do?
More importantly, on Election Day, how do you ensure your vote gets a safe passage all the way into the final count?
This Saturday, learn about your rights as a voter under the Election Laws. Tindak Malaysia, a voter’s rights advocacy group, will present important facts about the General Elections and the pitfalls which may come in your way as a voter. What’s fact and what’s myth?
