WEST MALAYSIAN ALLOWED TO VOTE IN SABAH?

MOBILE…. Sabah DAP mobile service team John Lee, Edward Ewol Mujie, Junz Wong and Henry Shim.

SABAH DAP is concerned that many Malaysians are not able to exercise their rights to vote because they are far away from their original voting areas. It is estimated that there are several hundred thousand Malaysians from West Malaysia who are residing in Sabah and unable to go home to cast their votes due to financial constraints to return home during the election.

Sabah DAP Vice Chairman Edward Ewol Mujie who is also in-charge of SPR matter urges all Malaysians from West Malaysia who are residing in Sabah to change their addresses in their Mycards and transfer their voting to Sabah so that they will be able to exercise their rights to vote and determine the government of the day.

Mr. Mujie also reminded the Election Commission of the recent request to allow the few hundred thousand Sabahans and Sarawakians who are residing and working in West Malaysia to vote in West Malaysia during the general election.

According to the Sabahans in West Malaysia, returning home during the election is a very expensive affair. In this respect, the Election Commission can setup special voting centre in West Malaysia for them to cast their votes to elect their representative in Sabah. They should be given the right to votes.

Sabah DAP therefore urges the Election Commission to quickly act on these requests as the 13th general election is just around the corner.