EC to scrutinise voters who shared marked ballot photos after Johor polls
The Malaysian Election Commission (EC) is investigating reports of voters sharing photos of marked ballots on social media during the Johor state election. The commission aims to determine if these photos were taken by ordinary voters or postal voters to prevent future breaches of election protocol.
Why it matters
Maintaining ballot secrecy is a cornerstone of democratic integrity, and the EC is taking steps to enforce existing rules regarding mobile phone usage at polling stations.
ISKANDAR PUTERI, July 12 — The Election Commission (EC) will conduct a detailed review into incidents involving voters who uploaded photographs of marked ballot papers on social media during the 16th Johor state election, reported Sinar Harian.
EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said the commission first needed to determine whether the images were taken by ordinary voters inside polling streams or by postal voters.
“We saw several posts on social media where some parties uploaded pictures of marked ballot papers.
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