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Existing voting methods still relevant and safe -- EC

2011/07/05

KUALA LUMPUR: The existing voting methods practised in Malaysia should not be questioned as it is still relevant, safe and able to ensure transparency in the voting process.
As such, the Election Commission (EC) said the demand made by certain quarters to reintroduce the use indelible ink to prevent double voting after the idea was scrapped in March 2008, would remain baseless. 
"The system also contravenes the Federal Constitution, which ensures that a registered voter has the right to vote unless he or she is disqualified under the law.

"In this context, if the use of the indelible ink were to be implemented, the registered voters' rights to vote can be denied if their fingers were forcibly stained with such ink," the EC said.

The EC said it was aware that the public would want to see allegations on double voting to be proven in court but no election petition concerning the issue had been brought to court so far. 
The EC also explained that it had always tried to find the best way to strengthen the voting system and to replace the proposed use of indelible ink with a biometric system.

On the issue of phantom voters, the EC said it was a mere lie to tarnish the image of the commission as no election petition had ever been filed on the issue.


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steadyaku47 comment:


The arrogance of the EC to say that the existing voting methods "should not be questioned!"


Why in the first place did the EC propose the use of indelible ink at the 12th general election to prevent double voting? Surely the problem was one of implementation, not of relevance? And how will this indelible ink contravene the Federal Constitution that  ensures that a registered voter has the right to vote unless he or she is disqualified under the law? The use of indelible ink is, as you put it, to prevent double voting. Unless the Federal Constitution allows double voting (which I think it does not - and ahem....I stand corrected if I am wrong...) pray tell me EC how this contravenes the Federal Constitution? If the BN government is considering the introduction of legislation to make the necessary amendments to allow double voting in the Federal Constitution  then I rest my case. If not YOU rest your case EC!  


Common sense will tell you that existing voting methods practised in Malaysia, like all other voting methods across the globe, can and should be improved as and when technological advances provides us with a better system. So please be open to change for the better....or are the hear no evil, see no evil and talk no evil kind of monkey? 


And I cannot understand what you mean by "the registered voters' rights to vote can be denied if their fingers were forcibly stained with such ink"...aisehman the government makes us do many many other things which I find more offensive then if they were to ask me to stain my fingers with indelible ink should I want to vote! And which Rakyat would complain to the EC or make a police report that he or she had been forced to stain his or her fingers with such ink if he intends to vote because it is against his or her constitutional rights as enshrined in the Federal Constitution? Does he or she have a death wish?  


Yes the EC always try to find the best way to strengthen the voting system...you can keep trying while many other countries  have already succeed! Your best might be good enough for the BN government but not for the people. As your political masters are dependent on gerrymandering and on you to do their bidding to favor them at any elections,so are you dependent on them for your job. Scratch my back and I will scratch yours! 


That you dismiss the issue of phantom voters as a lie does not make it go away. The issue of these phantom voters cannot tarnish the good image of the EC. How can you tarnish the EC good image when there is nothing good about EC's image in the first place? If you want to know why no election petition concerning this issue has been brought to court so far....well try saying that after the 13th general election when BN is out of government - and by then most probably you will already be out of a job! 


To engage the EC in any reasonable discussion is an excecise in futility! You continue to live your "katak bawah tempurung" exisitence and you will be safe in as long as your political masters is BN. Anybody else and you will be history. The sadness of it all is that the EC is the guardian of the Malaysia's electoral system.  Harpkan pagar, pagar makan padi! You should be ashamed of yourself and your lack of courage to stand up for what is right.