Police, military personnel cast ballots today

A total of 98,785 police and military personnel and their spouses are expected to cast their ballots in early voting today.

Early voting centres in six states, including for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, are scheduled to open simultaneously at 8am and close in stages according to the location of the polling centre.

Early voting for the state polls will see 49,660 military personnel and 47,728 police personnel and their spouses casting their ballots at 260 early voting centres, containing 377 polling streams.

A total of 1,362 police personnel and 35 military personnel with their spouses will be involved in the early voting process for the Kuala Terengganu by-election at three early voting centres at the Terengganu contingent police headquarters.

At the Terengganu contingent police headquarters, the first early voting centre to close will be for the Batu Buruk state seat, at 12pm, followed by the voting centre for the Bandar state seat at 2pm, and for the Ladang state seat at 5pm. There will be no early voting for the Wakaf Mempelam state seat.
 
According to the Election Commission website, the electoral roll for the six state elections and the Kuala Terengganu by-election is the latest register of voters updated June 21.

Nomination day and early voting for the state polls and the Kuala Terengganu by-election was set for July 29 and Aug 8 respectively, while polling day is Aug 12.

The campaigning period is set for 14 days from the day of nomination and will end at 11.59pm on Aug 11.

The state polls involve 36 state seats in Kedah, 45 in Kelantan, 32 in Terengganu, 40 in Penang, 56 in Selangor, and 36 in Negeri Sembilan.

The Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election is being held following the decision of the Terengganu Election Court on June 27 to annul the victory of PAS candidate Ahmad Amzad Hashim in the 15th general election, after it was found that there was an element of bribery during the election campaign.