By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini
SHAH ALAM, Oct 21 — Malaysians living abroad can now submit their online applications for postal voting until this Sunday (October 23).
The Election Commission said that the voters would fall under Category 1B, referring to Malaysian citizens residing abroad who are eligible to vote.
“For this category, applicants have to apply for a postal vote online, via the link https://myspr.spr.gov.my/login.
“The postal voting in Malaysia and abroad for the 15th general election has been open since October 15,” said the EC in a statement.
According to the EC portal, all Malaysian citizens eligible to vote and who are residing abroad are entitled to apply for postal voting.
However, full-time students attached to higher education institutions and civil servants living abroad are not required to register, as they have been automatically registered as Absent Voters.
The voters must first register their details on the MySPR portal at https://myspr.spr.gov.my/login, before proceeding to submit their application for postal voting.
For further information, please contact 03-88927018/03-88880040 or download the MySPR Semak app.
Members of the public who wish to check on their status as Malaysians residing abroad who are postal voters can do so starting October 31.
Yesterday, the EC announced the 15th general election (GE15) will take place on November 19 (Saturday).
The Electoral Roll consists of approximately 21,173,638 voters, which include 20,905,366 regular voters, 146,737 military personnel and their spouses, and 118,794 police personnel and their spouses. It is scheduled to be on sale beginning October 31 (Monday).
Previously, the EC stipulated several conditions which applicants must meet to qualify for postal voting, which has since been abolished.
These include residing in the regions of Southern Thailand (Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, Songkhla and Satun), Brunei and Kalimantan in Indonesia, as well as being in Malaysia for less than 30 days within five years before the Dewan Rakyat’s dissolution.
