Author Archives: MyOverseasVote

Overseas Malaysians are  reminded that it is normal for your voting information to show your Malaysian polling centre and saluran even if you have voted by post. This is because the hard copy electoral roll has already been finalised and … Continue reading →

The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Election Commission (EC), Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof and Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar, have said that EC officers were following procedures when they noted down the serial numbers of ballot papers … Continue reading →

Malaysians who have applied for postal votes should note that these have now been issued by most constituency returning officers and are now being sent by the EC to embassies, consulates and high commissions overseas. Please check http://202.190.126.52/simpul/index.php/semakan for your voting … Continue reading →

PUTRAJAYA: All Malaysian citizens living abroad who have registered as postal voters will cast their votes at Malaysian missions overseas on April 28. This also includes absentee voters. Election Commission (EC) secretary Datuk Kamaruddin Mohamed Baria said the EC had set April … Continue reading →

The EC has provided a guide on how postal voting will be carried out, and on how postal votes will be counted. At present, we understand that applications for postal votes have been filtered by the EC and any persons not … Continue reading →

The EC has announced that Nomination Day will be on 20 April 2013, whereas Polling Day will be on 5 May 2013. We understand that postal voters will be notified on Nomination Day that their applications have been approved. If … Continue reading →

The Election Commission (EC) should not be surprised that only 6,298 overseas Malaysians have registered to be postal voters when it has deliberately acted to restrict the number of eligible postal voters. It has done this by: 1) not announcing … Continue reading →

Background MyOverseasVote has been campaigning since October 2010 for Malaysians residing outside Malaysia to be given the right to vote by post. In January 2013, the Election Commission (EC) announced that Malaysians residing overseas except in Singapore, southern Thailand (Narathiwat, … Continue reading →

The EC has today uploaded the postal voting registration form and FAQ onto its website. Those who are eligible are Malaysian citizens of or above the age of 21 years who: Are registered voters; Reside overseas (except in Singapore, Brunei, … Continue reading →

With just over a month until Parliament is widely expected to be dissolved for the 13th General Election, overseas Malaysians are still in the dark about whether and how they will be able to vote by post as promised by … Continue reading →