The document outlines proposed amendments to Malaysia's Election Offences Act that would remove certain rights of political parties, such as establishing voter registration booths and having representatives observe polling station processes. It also discusses changing the rules around agent attendance times at polling stations. The amendments are presented as weakening transparency and accountability in the electoral process.

1. AMENDMENTS TO
ELECTION OFFENCES ACT
– IMPLICATIONS!
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2. Removing the right of political parties to
set up booths to assist voters establish
their names on the electoral roll and
saluran numbers, identity of voters before
going into polling stations ( called
"pondok panas" ) [Section (26)(1)(e)]
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3. Removing the right of political parties to
have representatives observing the
process in the SPR booths inside polling
stations ( Barung SPR ) where voters
check their names and get their saluran
numbers etc [section 26A]
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4. Amending section 14 (1A) so that the
SPR would dictate the time of arrival and
departure of polling and counting agents
of candidates at polling stations. The
current law provided for polling and
counting agents to arrive at the time
decided by the political parties as long as
they stayed at the polling stations for at
least 2 hours.
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5. Removal of section 11(1)(c) requiring all
printed material during campaign to bear
the name of the publisher and printer.
This has opened the door to a dirtier
election where all sorts of defamatory or
inflammatory material could be put out
without anyone taking responsibility for
them.
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7. Ketua PACABA,
Timb Ket PACABA
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10. 50 metre zone
Votes are cast and counted in public
venues such as public schools.
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11. Max 3,850 voters in 6
Polling Stations/saluran
(classrooms).
Each saluran max 700
voters, Saluran 1 for
oldest voters have 350
voters.
Every candidate should be represented by Polling
Agents and Counting Agents in all salurans at all
times! Winning in a campaign without PACA’s to
monitor & record results is pointless!
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12. BARUNG
OBSERVER
Voter walks to
Saluran
Polling Station/Saluran 1. Barung SPR assign
voters to various saluran
and issues them with a
Per Saluran Saluran Slip.
Max 700 Voters.
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13. SPR Tag
Barung SPR (within 50 metre zone): To verify if
voters are in this voting centre and direct them
to their respective voting streams
Kerani Penyemak Dafter Pemilih (KPDP) will
issue voters a Saluran slip indicating Nombor
Bilangan and Polling Station 13

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16. Police Officer
1 2 3 SPR Clerks
Enter
One Ballot Box
stream, Polling Voting Counter
two doors Agent
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PA
1
Exit
Presiding Officer (KTM)
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17. SPR Clerks
1 2 3
Clerk 1: Match Identity Document Clerk 2: Tear Ballot Clerk 3: Emboss
with voter roll. Read i/c no from ID Paper from Ballot Book. ballot paper.
only, not from voter roll. Not Not allowed to record
allowed to record ballot serial no. voter Bil on ballot
on the voter roll. counterfoil.
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18. Polling Agents (PA): One for each party.
One for Parliament & One for DUN !!!!
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21. CARA MENGUNDI
PA PA Kerani SPR
1 2 3 Jarak di antara Kerani
Pegawai Polis A B SPR sekurangnya 6”
Masuk
Peti Undi
Petak Undi
Keluar
Ketua Tempat Mengundi KTM
SATU SALURAN DUA PINTU
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22. Tempat Memangkah Undi
[COE 1981] Regulation 13 (3) mentions “screen from
observation” but not how high. 12” is high enough for
secrecy purposes.
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24. TWO HOURLY SHIFTS ON POLLING DAY
BA1 BA2 BA1 BA2 BA1
7:00am 10am 12 noon 2pm 4.30pm 5pm
PA1 PA2 PA1 PA2 PA1 = CA
PA1 starts at 6:30am,
BA1 starts at 7:00am CA stays on
till counting
ends

25. KP4
Answer: Kerani 4 will allow the KTM to open a new voter
queue, overwhelming the PA in the process!
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