Voter allowed to cast ballot outside polling station
An elderly voter in Johor Bahru was permitted to cast her ballot outside her polling station due to mobility issues. Election officials facilitated the process within the compound to ensure accessibility while maintaining privacy and election integrity.
Why it matters
This demonstrates how election commissions can balance accessibility requirements with strict voting protocols to ensure inclusive democratic participation.
An election worker helping the woman to mark her finger with indelible ink.
JOHOR BAHRU: A woman was allowed to cast her vote outside her designated polling station today after telling election workers she was unable to climb the stairs.
After verifying her particulars against the voters' list, several election workers brought the ballot paper and a pot of indelible ink to her at the ground floor of Sekolah Rendah Agama Bersepadu Johor Bahru.
They helped her to mark her finger with indelible ink and looked away to give her privacy to mark her vote.
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