Record of 40,558 dubious voters still with NRD
The list of 40,558 voters with dubious status in the electoral roll has been confirmed and their records are still with the National Registration Department (NRD).
The list of 40,558 voters with dubious status in the electoral roll has been confirmed and their records are still with the National Registration Department (NRD).
Home Ministry Secretary-General Mahmood Adam, in a statement in Putrajaya today, said that as such, the Election Commission (EC) would continue to adopt the electoral roll.
"In an effort to update the electoral roll, the EC has displayed it for four months for review.
"Following that, a total of 1,496 records were updated through reports of death and change from old identity cards to MyKad," he said in the statement which was issued after the Technical Coordination Committee meeting on the electoral between the Home Ministry, the EC, NRD and the Attorney-General's Chambers here today.
Prior to this, certain quarters had brought up the issue on the presence of 42,054 dubious voters in the electoral roll and the matter was heard in a public inquiry before the Select Committee on Electoral Reforms.
- Bernama
