A PKR MP has renewed calls for the Election Commission (EC) to introduce postal voting for Sabahans residing in the peninsula, ahead of the state election.
Lee Chean Chung, the MP for Petaling Jaya, said there were an estimated 400,000 Sabahans currently working in the peninsula, and that it was important to ensure that they can easily participate in the democratic process.
“400,000 voters is not a small number. The government and the EC should give serious attention to their rights and allow them to register as postal voters,” he said in a statement today.
Noting that postal voting was already available for Sabahans living abroad, he asked why similar provisions could not be extended to those in the country.
He said the EC must ensure that any voting system is implemented effectively and carefully,…