Nomination will be held on Sept 23, and early voting on Oct 3.

These include the dates for the issuance of election writ, nomination and polling, as well as the electoral roll to be used and other preparations for the by-election.

Election Commission chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh says 571 sets of nomination papers were received, but one was rejected.

Voters in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu will head to the poll booth to choose their new state governments.

A special meeting is scheduled to discuss the date of the election writ, nomination day, polling day and the electoral roll to be used for the state elections.

It was submitted this morning after the Sultan of Selangor consented to the state assembly dissolution last Monday.

This would give the commission more time to prepare as the number of voters has been increasing each year.

The Election Commission says candidates cannot withdraw from the contest after the end of the nomination process.

The National Disaster Management Agency says the Election Commission will decide whether polling will be held or not.

Nomination day is on Nov 5 with two weeks of campaigning.

The EC is scheduled to announce at noon the date for the issuing of the election writ, nomination day, early voting day, polling day and the electoral roll to be used for GE15.

Radzi Jidin says this will ensure that school operations are not affected.