Johor polls: EC must review last-minute polling location changes, says 'Ah Soon'
Barisan Nasional candidate Ling Tian Soon has called for an Election Commission review following last-minute changes to polling locations in the Johor constituency. The changes caused confusion and inconvenience for over 1,000 voters, particularly senior citizens.
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YONG PENG: The Election Commission (EC) should review last-minute changes to polling locations that affected many voters, says Barisan Nasional's Yong Peng candidate Ling Tian Soon.
He said the move affected more than 1,000 voters and caused unnecessary inconvenience on polling day.
Ling said many voters in the Yong Peng constituency had turned up at their usual polling centres only to discover that their voting locations had been changed just days before polling.
"This is uncalled for. More than 1,000 voters were affected, and many of them, especially senior citizens, had to make unnecessary trips because they went to the wrong polling centre.
"We helped them check the polling locations last week, but when they checked again today at the polling centre, some had been changed.
“Some voters who had always voted at one polling centre were suddenly told to vote at another.
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