GE15: Early voters to cast ballots today

KUALA LUMPUR: The early voting process for the 15th General Election (GE15) takes place today, specifically for security forces personnel and their spouse to perform their civic duty.

Also taking place today is the early voting process for the by-election for the Bugaya state seat in Sabah, which had been postponed due to the Proclamation of Emergency to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

A total of 578 early voting centres nationwide will be opened simultaneously at 8am, involving 970 voting channels.

Based on the Federal Government Gaze e dated Oct 31 uploaded on the Election Commission (EC) website, the centres would be closed in stages starting from noon to 5pm.

The number of early voters contained in the electoral roll used in the GE15 comprise 146,737 military personnel and their spouses, and 118,794 police personnel and their spouses.