By
: ELAINE MAH
SABAH
has recorded the highest sales of nomination forms, with 720 forms snapped up
for State Assembly seats and 361 forms for Parliamentary seats, according to
the Director of the Election Commission (EC) Datuk Mat Idrus Ismail.
However,
this is not necessarilyy an indication of the number of candidates that will
stand in Sabah, as many parties usually buy more than one form in case they
make mistakes when filling the forms, Mat Idrus said at a briefing with the
media today.
Mat
Idrus said that the EC has already taken steps to ensure that polling day runs
smoothly.
With
the re-opening of SK Tanjung Labian, which is one of the polling centres in
Lahad Datu,the EC does not anticipate any issues with voting in the district
despite the recent crisis in the area.
A
total of 138 members of three local non-governmental organizations (NGO) will
observe the election process. According to Mat Idrus, the NGOs, consisting of
the Youth Council, the History Association and the Combined Chinese
Association, will be present in all polling centres except Pensiangan and
Beluran.
Mat
Idrus urged the public to contact the EC Hotline at 088-485444 to confirm their
place of voting. The Hotline is open daily from 8am to 10pm. - Insight Sabah
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