MELAKA: Voters praised the Election Fee for a scientific implementation of normal working procedures (SOP) in any respect polling stations.
Martin Theseira, 65, who was an activist from the Portuguese Settlement right here mentioned the SOP was very effectively organised and voters felt protected when casting their votes.
“It’s positively a superb job by EC,” he mentioned when met on Saturday (Nov 20).
One other voter Denny Lim, 47, who turned up on the Tanjung Minyak polling station within the afternoon, mentioned he was impressed with the best way the voting course of was performed.
“It was all so as and we took only some minutes to complete casting the votes,” he mentioned.
Bandar Hilir voter Michael Ching, 46, gave a thumbs as much as the best way the polling was performed amid the Covid-19 concern.
“I used to be reluctant at first however different voters from the constituency instructed me that the EC had positioned a mechanism to safeguard the security of these casting their ballots earlier than I went over to carry out my obligation,” he mentioned.
Maimunah Haron, 65, who voted in Rembia mentioned the EC must be praised for the best way it performed the polling course of.
“My villagers have been additionally satisfied to vote regardless of the early concern of the rising numbers of Covid-19 instances,” she mentioned.
The Star’s Melaka stringer, Sarrdi Mahorm, 52, mentioned he had inspired the aged voters to forged their ballots after seeing the efficient compliance of SOP on the Klebang constituency.
“Many have been sceptical of going out at first however phrase went round on high-level of SOP at these polling stations earlier than the aged voters determined to go,” he mentioned.
Earlier, EC chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh visited two polling centres to make sure clean circulate of the voting course of, in addition to SOP compliance among the many voters.
Voting for the Melaka state election began at 8am on Saturday (Nov 20) with the opening of 217 polling centres involving 1,109 channels.
The method, involving 476,037 regular voters out of a complete of 495,195 registered voters, is managed by a complete of 12,290 election officers in 28 state constituencies.
