Election Commission to schedule Sarawak state election after assembly dissolution
The Election Commission will hold a special meeting to set the Sarawak state election timetable once it receives the official dissolution notice from the State Assembly Speaker, after Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari announced the assembly will dissolve on Oct 26.
The Election Commission (EC) plans a special session to fix key dates for Sarawak's 13th state election after it receives formal notification of the legislative assembly's dissolution from the Assembly Speaker. EC secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus indicated that the meeting schedule is not yet set and will be communicated in due course. He outlined that preliminary logistics, including equipment supply, personnel training and selection of polling locations, are already in place.
Additionally, the EC will evaluate a proposal to implement Optical Character Recognition-Voters Attendance (OCR-VA) technology before any adoption. The dissolution, effective Monday, Oct 26, was declared by Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg after securing the governor Tun Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar's approval.
Why it matters
It determines the timeline and logistics for Sarawak's upcoming state election, shaping the region's political future.
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