DR HIEW King Cheu, the newly
elected ADUN N16 Luyang, questions SPR or Election Commission (EC) on the
electoral roll for the first quarter ending 31st March 2013 was gazette on the
11th April 2013, and that was only 11 days after the closing date of the first
quarter 2013, and was immediately used for the 13th General Election (GE13) on
5th May, 2013.
The dissolution of
Parliament was on 3rd April 2013. The election was held on 5th May 2013, and
the early voting on 30th April 2013. The EC Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd
Yusof in his announcement of the 13th General Election on 10th April 2013 said
that the electoral roll to be used shall be the gazette on 11th April 2013 (the
next day) comprising 13,268,002 Malaysian to vote of which 12,992,661 ordinary
voters, 275,341 early voters and 2,954 absent voters from overseas.
SPR or EC Deputy Chairman
Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar, in his press statement (as published in the Daily
Express Page 3 on Thursday 13th June 2013), stated that the EC updates the
electoral roll on a daily basis and gazette it “quarterly” after a stringent
due process with the list being exhibited for 14 days and the names verified by
the National Registration Department (NRD).
It appeared that the
electoral roll, as announced on 10th April 2013 by EC Chairman Tan Sri Abdul
Aziz, used for the 13th General Election (GE13) was an immediate gazette
following the announcement. How did the electoral roll satisfy the two time
requirements as stated by the EC Deputy Chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad - (1) exhibit
for 14 days, and (2) verification by NRD? There are obviously other
administrative procedures such as filing of objections, questions and answers,
petitions, et cetera before an electoral roll will proceed to be a government
gazette document.
It has been observed that
the two previous gazette electoral rolls (attached) for the second quarter 30th
June 2012 and last quarter 31st December 2012 were gazette on 16th August 2012
and 22nd February 2013 respectively. It took more than one and a half months
from the date of the ending quarters. Was the electoral roll used for GE13
gazette according to the proper administrative procedures and time frame
required? These raise the issues of invalidity for breaches of the rules by
electoral administrators and in this case the EC Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
It appeared that the gazette
of electoral roll for the first quarter (31st March 2013) had not followed the
administrative procedures before it was finalized as a requirement under
Section 9A of the Election Act 1958.
In the first place, there
was definitely insufficient time for public exhibit of 14 days and following
which the filing of objections (questions and answers) and petitions to the EC
on any irregularities on the electoral roll, verification of names by NRD, etc.
It is only after clearing all issues pertaining to the electoral roll that the
EC will proceed to grant the roll for gazette to become an officially approved
document under Section 9A of the Election Act 1958.
On 15th June 2002, the
Legislature passed an amendment to the Election Act 1958 with the inclusion of
Section 9A that deems an electoral roll that has been certified with the notice
of the certification published in the gazette to be final and binding and shall
not be questioned or appealed against in, or reviewed, quashed or set aside by
any court.
Section 9A states that after
an electoral roll has been certified or re-certified, as the case may be, and
notice of the certification or re-certification has been published in the
gazette as prescribed by regulations made under this Act, the electoral roll
shall be deemed to be final, binding and shall not be questioned or appealed
against, or reviewed, quashed or set aside by, any court.
Here we can see two distinct
‘entities’ - one is the electoral roll and the other is the gazette. The
electoral roll is ineffective until and unless it followed the administrative
procedures for it to be gazette and become an official document to be used in
the election. The electoral roll is in breach of the administrative procedures
if it does not follow the prescribed steps to ensure that it is a properly
gazette document.
The electoral roll is not
law. Its survival and effectiveness depends on the gazette. If the electoral
roll is not gazette then it is useless or if the gazette is ruled invalid, the
roll is dead.
A gazette is also not law.
It is just a public journal of the government. Where our government is
concerned, publishing information in a gazette is a legal necessity by which
official documents come into force and enter the public domain.
The one that is being
‘protected’ by Section 9A is the electoral roll only if and when it has passed
the administrative procedures and becomes a gazette document, but not just the
gazette by itself.
So logically the people
should not disturb the roll that has gone through the procedures to make a
“gazette electoral roll” such as the second quarter 2012 and last quarter 2012
electoral rolls. We are instead after the process by which the document was
gazette, that is, for the first quarter 2013 electoral roll that was officially
used for the GE13.
A gazette is only lawful if
the documents to be published are made in accordance with the law. Since the
electoral roll used for the GE13 did not follow the procedures prior to it
becoming a gazette document, it is therefore unlawful and “null and void”.
Dr Hiew said by looking at
the facts that the 11th April 2013 gazette electoral roll which was used in the
GE13 apparently did not follow the statutory requirements and procedures of
establishing it as a gazette document.
The question now stands,
whether the 11th April 2013 electoral roll, is gazette according to the prescribed
procedures remains to be answered by the SPR or EC. This is alleged
“administrative breaches” and procedural non-compliance. Therefore, this has
raised big doubts on its validity, and this may cause the result of the GE13 to
be “null and void”. We are expecting the SPR to give a full explanation on this
matter.
Apabila dilihat di laman sosial, terdapat pihak tertentu yang kurang berpuas hati dengan keputusan pilihan raya ini.
ReplyDeleteKetelusan Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) dipertikai dengan beberapa kejadian yang masih dalam siasatan.
Namun apa yang sudah berlaku itu pasti ada hikmahnya, baik menang atau kalah, semua pihak memperoleh pengajarannya, malah dari segi perancangan strategik, BN sememangnya menggunakan keseluruhan kelebihannya untuk memenangi pilihan raya ini. Bagi pakatan pembangkang, usaha dan idea lain harus diketengahkan untuk menambat hati rakyat. Biarlah yang berlaku itu berlalu dan gunakan masa yang ada untuk terus melihat ke hadapan. Paling penting, BN perlu memenuhi manifesto dan janji mereka untuk tempoh lima tahun ini dan pembangkang pula jika ingin mengambil alih pemerintahan, perlu gunakan pelbagai kaedah lain yang boleh menambat hati rakyat.
Sama ada wujud atau tidak sebarang ketidaksempurnaan ketika PRU-13 yang sudah berakhir, ia boleh dilihat sebagai permulaan kepada pilihan raya bersih dan adil di negara ini.
ReplyDeleteTidak ada faedah membawa rakyat ke jalanan untuk menolak kerajaan BN atau meminta masyarakat antarabangsa mengutuk sistem pilihan raya di Malaysia ketika pada masa sama, SPR sudah melakukan yang terbaik bagi memenuhi permintaan anda (Anwar) dan Bersih. Jadilah seorang yang ‘gentleman’ dan ketua pembangkang yang baik dan bawa pasukan anda ke landasan yang berfungsi secara baik sebagai pembangkang yang konstruktif berbanding menidak dan mengkritik setiap polisi yang diperkenalkan kerajaan.
Ini disebabkan rakyat juga tidak beryakin dengan sistem PRU. Banyak juga laporan penipuan.
DeleteHakikatnya, tidak kira siapa, pemimpin politik di negara ini perlu meletakkan kepentingan rakyat dan negara ini jauh di depan selari dengan usaha bagi memasti dan mewujudkan sebuah negara Malaysia yang aman.Walaupun wujud perbezaan ideologi, tidak mustahil perbezaan yang wujud itu mampu diterjemahkan melalui usaha berhemah dan bermoral tinggi bagi membentuk masyarakat Malaysia yang dihormati dunia.Yang menang tak menang semuanya, manakala yang kalah tidak hilang semuanya. Bukalah lebaran baru dengan semangat baru jika benar-benar mahu memperjuang dan membela nasib rakyat di negara ini.
ReplyDeleteMomentum pertikaian keputusan PRU13 semakin tidak mendapat sambutan di kalangan penyokong pembangkang sendiri. Ia berikutan semakin ramai penyokong mula sedar bahawa usaha menentang keputusan pilihanraya dengan berdemo di jalan raya adalah satu usaha sia-sia.
ReplyDeleteTuntutan boleh dibuat melalui cara yang lebih bermanfaat.
DeletePada perhimpunan haram pertama di Kelana Jaya, tampak gah dengan kehadiran ribuan penyokong. Akan tetapi kemegahan itu tidak bertahan lama apabila lebih 80% yang menghadiri perhimpunan tersebut terdiri daripada kaum cina.
ReplyDeletePerkara serupa dapat dilihat dalam siri perhimpunan haram di beberapa negeri. Terbaru perhimpunan di Padang Timur (Amcorp Mall), Petaling Jaya juga menyaksikan kebanjiran masyarakat cina yang menjadi majoriti dari 10,000 peserta demo.
ReplyDeletePerhimpunan ini seakan menjejas kestabilan dan keamanan.
DeleteMereka berhimpun memfitnah Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) dan Kerajaan Barisan Nasional yang dakwa mereka menipu keputusan PRU. Mereka menuduh berlaku blackout, peti undi hilang, pengundi hantu, dakwat hilang dan macam-macam lagi.
ReplyDeletePertikaian ini hanya ingin menggambarkan bahawa kononnya penipuan itu benar-benar berlaku. Walhal tiada langsung bukti kukuh yang dapat mereka tampilkan di khalayak penyokong tegar mereka!
Selepas keputusan PRU diwartakan, Anwar telah bertindak membuat laporan polis bagi mempertikaikan dan mengemukakan alasan bahawa wujud penipuan. Tetapi alasan yang diberikan hanyalah mengenai dakwat kekal!
ReplyDeleteKenapa tidak laporkan isu peti undi hilang, blackout dan pengundi hantu yang begitu lantang diucap beliau dalam setiap perhimpunan. Jelaslah bahawa Anwar selaku ketua umum gagal dalam memainkan game untuk discredit keputusan PRU lalu.
ReplyDeleteAnwar dilihat keseorangan dalam game kotor beliau apabila rakan partinya PAS-DAP tidak terlibat secara agresif menyokong idea ini. Malahan di akhir-akhir siri perhimpunan, kadar kehadiran penyokong juga merosot dengan drastik.
ReplyDeleteKeadaan ini menunjukkan Anwar yang memimpin PKR semakin keseorangan dalam terus mempertikaikan keputusan majoriti rakyat yang mengundi pada PRU13 lepas.
ReplyDeleteSuara rakyat tidak didengari. Demokrasi juga tidak tercapai.
DeleteALL OPPOSITION PARTIES SHOULD ACCEPT THE DEFEAT AND FOCUS ON POSITIVE CHANGE
ReplyDeleteTHE 13th General Election was probably the milestone that marked the period in our nation's history where the post-independence generation of Malaysians are shrouded with and consumed by negativity. Many are trapped in a destructive frame of mind, and it manifests in the manner in which they discuss and express their dissatisfaction on almost all issues.
ALL OPPOSITION PARTIES SHOULD ACCEPT THE DEFEAT AND FOCUS ON POSITIVE CHANGE
ReplyDeleteAnti-establishment sentiments and negativity towards any form of conformance are hailed as "happening", the truth and real; while any suggestion towards moderation as the underlying principle, is jeered upon. Laws or establishment's agencies that do not accommodate to their way of thinking are labelled and rejected.
ALL OPPOSITION PARTIES SHOULD ACCEPT THE DEFEAT AND FOCUS ON POSITIVE CHANGE
ReplyDeleteWho are the culprits responsible for breeding and promoting such attitudes? It is rather unfortunate that most opposition supporters hate to hear this, but the truth must be told. We need an opposition because in a thriving democracy it would serve the nation very well.
ALL OPPOSITION PARTIES SHOULD ACCEPT THE DEFEAT AND FOCUS ON POSITIVE CHANGE
ReplyDeleteEspecially if it is a credible opposition voice that provides the check and balance necessary in any democratic system. Respecting the establishment that was elected does not mean it is accepted to be perfect.
ALL OPPOSITION PARTIES SHOULD ACCEPT THE DEFEAT AND FOCUS ON POSITIVE CHANGE
ReplyDeleteIdeally, the opposition's inputs should contribute to positive and brilliant ideas that are beneficial to the people. The key words are positive, constructive, check and balance and beneficial to all.
ALL OPPOSITION PARTIES SHOULD ACCEPT THE DEFEAT AND FOCUS ON POSITIVE CHANGE
ReplyDeleteCompare them with the sort of opposition leaders and pact that we now have and we can see where the opposition had digressed. We should ask ourselves is it only important to criticise the establishment but leave the opposition untouched? Is that the mark of a healthy democracy that we want to uphold? Just because they are the opposing side therefore they can do no wrong and allowed to act irresponsibly?
ALL OPPOSITION PARTIES SHOULD ACCEPT THE DEFEAT AND FOCUS ON POSITIVE CHANGE
ReplyDeleteOne point that many failed to mention as a result of the general election was that it clearly exposed the modus operandi of the opposition in politics. Their leader's flip-flop on issues relating to race and religion. Their irresponsible smearing campaigns using out of context arguments to incite hate, confusing believers and worse of all, using outright lies.
ALL OPPOSITION PARTIES SHOULD ACCEPT THE DEFEAT AND FOCUS ON POSITIVE CHANGE
ReplyDeleteTheir conscious effort to breed one-track mind supporters who will support them despite the negative or destructive outcome. All these took place long before the polls and it is continuing now. Can we honestly declare these are the acts of a responsible and constructive opposition?
ALL OPPOSITION PARTIES SHOULD ACCEPT THE DEFEAT AND FOCUS ON POSITIVE CHANGE
ReplyDeletePerhaps those who could not see these facts revealed then or now, were seated too close to the television screen. Take a few steps back and look at these leaders who claim to be near perfect.
ALL OPPOSITION PARTIES SHOULD ACCEPT THE DEFEAT AND FOCUS ON POSITIVE CHANGE
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, we must arrest this slide into negativity and polarisation in our society created by an irresponsible opposition. Malaysians are dynamic and greatly value moderation. We have grown as a nation because Malaysians never welcomed aggression, negativity or destructive ideas.
ALL OPPOSITION PARTIES SHOULD ACCEPT THE DEFEAT AND FOCUS ON POSITIVE CHANGE
ReplyDeleteAs a nation we can effectively institute whatever positive changes necessary and become stronger and not easily succumb to opportunistic manipulations. Our focus should always be positive, moderate, and forward thinking. The law of attraction applies to the whole nation as well. We reap what we sow.
Only the High Court can decide on by-elections in relation to the 13th General Election, said Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof.
ReplyDelete"The process does not just end at the High Court, however, as the final say is with the Federal Court," he said after an interview on the Nasional FM radio station at Angkasapuri here Wednesday.
He said the EC would only comply with a High Court or Federal Court order to annul a parliamentary or state seat and to hold a by-election.
"The EC cannot just declare a by-election on the urging of certain parties," he said.
Furthermore, the EC has yet to determine the number of election petitions filed so far, he added.
"As of late yesterday (Tuesday) evening the EC has not received a single petition, despite media reports saying a number of them had been filed," he said.
Commenting on PKR alleged boycott of the Parliament sitting which would start on June 24, he said the party should stop defying parliamentary regulations.
"If they don't take the oath they won't be allowed into the session," he said.
Petisyen sudah dibuat, kini mahkamah akan menentukannya.
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