171,023 foreign-born voters in electoral roll (Malaysiakini: August 9, 2012)

12:36PM Aug 9, 2012

A total of 171,023 out of 13 million eligible voters in the current electoral roll, the largest number of them in Selangor, have the 'Code 71' in their MyKad, according to the Election commission (EC) chairperson Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof.

Election Commission explains 'recycled ICs' poser (Malaysiakini: July 13, 2012)

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng | 12:06PM Jul 13, 2012

One month after a political researcher discovered incidents of 'recycled identity cards' in Sabah, the Election Commission (EC) has finally came forward with an explanation.

Denial of voter stats sparks fears of electoral fraud (The Malaysian Insider: June 25, 2012)

By Shannon Teoh

Jun 25, 2012

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — The government’s refusal to reveal the number of voters registered by political parties has raised further suspicion of fraud in the electoral roll, a claim which has seen tens of thousands take to the streets in two mass rallies over the past year.

'Same voter or two different voters?' (Malaysiakini: June 22, 2012)

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng | 4:59PM Jun 22, 2012

Despite assurance from the Election Commission (EC) that voters having identical old identity card (IC) numbers are different individuals, political researcher Ong Kian Ming is still unconvinced and has furnished more suspicious cases.

EC: Duplicate IC numbers won't affect polls (Malaysiakini: June 14, 2012)

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng | 4:08PM Jun 14, 2012

The Election Commission (EC) has admitted that some voters share the same seven-digit identification card numbers, but these occurances will not affect the integrity of the electoral roll.

Voters with same name and address not 'clones', says EC (Malaysiakini: June 13, 2012)

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng | 12:57PM Jun 13, 2012

Two pairs of voters who share the same names and addresses in the electoral roll are actually different individuals, the Election Commission (EC) said after verifying this with the National Registration Department (NRD).

IC numbers don't match DOB? Still valid, says EC (Malaysiakini: June 9, 2012)

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng | 12:53PM Jun 9, 2012

Several voters whose MyKad numbers and dates of birth do not match are still valid according to the National Registration Department (NRD) database, said an Election Commission (EC) officer.

NRD urged to explain voter identity duplicity (Malaysiakini: June 7, 2012)

2:56PM Jun 7, 2012

After the Election Commission (EC) passed the buck to the National Registration Department (NRD), the department is now under pressure to explain the dubious identities of voters registered in the electoral roll.

We can't reject incomplete addresses, says EC (Malaysiakini: June 5, 2012)

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng | 4:17PM Jun 5, 2012

Election Commission (EC) chairperson Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof explained that the commission has no right to reject the registration of voters with incomplete and dubious addresses as long as they are in the record of the National Registration Department (NRD).

Bersih: Electoral roll needs immediate clean-up (Malaysiakini: June 1, 2012)

2:18PM Jun 1, 2012

Bersih says the Election Commission (EC) has failed to implement the coalition’s first demand, that is to clean up the electoral roll.

EC corrects yet another error in electoral roll (Malaysiakini: May 29, 2012)

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng | 10:47AM May 29, 2012

The Election Commission (EC) has corrected another error in the electoral roll after this was exposed by a researcher. Still, many questions remain unanswered.

Poser over army, police voters not irregular, says EC (Malaysiakini: May 11, 2012)

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng | 3:37PM May 11, 2012

Retired army and police personnel who are still registered as postal voters, as well as new army and police postal voters who are above the recruitment age, are not irregular, said the Election Commission (EC).

Wan Ahmad accuses Bersih of creating hatred (Malaysiakini: May 11, 2012)

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng | 7:57AM May 11, 2012

The onslaught against Bersih and its co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan continued with the Election Commission (EC) deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar accusing the coalition for clean and fair elections of whipping up hatred against the EC to win votes for the opposition.

EC: Check your facts (The Malay Mail: April 26, 2012)

Only 42,000 doubtful voters and not 3.3 million as alleged, says chairman 

Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 16:26

by T.K. Letchumy Tamboo

READ THIS: Abdul Aziz with the booklet which counters accusations against the commission — BERNAMApic

PETALING JAYA: Those who hurl allegations of dubious voters at the Election Commission should back them up with facts, says its chairman, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof.

Politically-inclined EC a mere tool of the BN (Malaysiakini: April 26, 2012)

Lim Guan Eng | 2:50PM Apr 26, 2012  

COMMENT The denial of the basic democratic principle of one person, one vote is another reason, apart from phantom voters and irregularities in the electoral roll, why Malaysians should mobilise in full force for the Bersih sit-in protest at Dataran Merdeka from 2pm on Saturday.

EC still lacks staff to check irregularities (Free Malaysia Today: April 25, 2012)

Tarani Palani | April 25, 2012

Its deputy chairman says the EC is still determined to fix the problems despite the handicap.

PETALING JAYA: The Election Commission (EC) still lacks personnel to overlook the cleaning up of the electoral roll with its 12.6 million voters.

Malaysia moves to reform election system (Malaysiakini: April 25, 2012)

John Grafilo, dpa | 11:46AM Apr 25, 2012 

ANALYSIS Malaysia has taken steps to reform its electoral system, in response to complaints of fraud and manipulation ahead of elections expected this year, but critics say the initiatives are not enough to ensure a fair vote.

'Electoral roll rife with errors' (The Malay Mail: April 24, 2012)

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 16:16

by Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani 

KUALA LUMPUR: The actual number of dubious voters was 78 times more than the 42,000 figure given by Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof, the Malaysian Electoral Roll Analysis Project (Merap) discovered.

Independent monitors find fault with EC (The Sun Daily: April 24, 2012)

Posted on 24 April 2012 - 05:25am
Last updated on 24 April 2012 - 10:05am 

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23, 2012): An independent electoral monitoring group claimed the Election Commission (EC) had failed to include a 10-year research conducted by the National Registration Department as part of its mandate to clean up the electoral roll.

3.3 million problematic voters in electoral roll (Malaysiakini: April 23, 2012)

S Pathmawathy | 1:15PM Apr 23, 2012

There are 3.3 million cases of dubious voters in the electoral roll, claimed researcher Ong Kian Ming, a large chunk of which is made up of those voting in constituencies different from the addresses shown on their identification cards (MyKad).