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Most Malaysian citizens are probably looking forward to the GE13 to vote and make a difference. With Bersih trying to clean up the election acts and loads of independent such as Tindak Malaysia, Jom Pantau PRU13 - KOMAS, MAFREL, NIEI coming in to educate and monitor, we are hoping the rakyat of Malaysia will know what they can and cannot do during the election day. One of the GE13 Voting Tips, which I posted in May - (Tip 2) is now updated as follows (refer Tindak Malaysia ): 1. In order to prevent a voter from ensuring the secrecy of his vote, the SPR wants to insist upon issuing the ballot paper by sequence. They have sought the advi ce of the Attorney General and this is the advice given to them apparently: "The Presiding Officer shall refuse the Voter's request for a random paper and if he protest, to evict him from the polling station. Let them go to court to challenge the Presiding Officer's decision." What is the strategy behind this? 1. To infli...

I went to Jom Pantau on 26th May, Saturday to see if I could learn more about how elections are run in Malaysia, and maybe volunteer as an observer of election happenings. As far as I know, Jom Pantau is a non political organization that observes elections and educates the people of their voting rights so that real democracy continues to exist. It was certainly an informative day as 4 presentations were given on different topics in relation to elections by different speakers from various organizations. The most important points that I got out of the workshop are our rights to vote and how we may protect our votes. So I am going to share them with you here in hope that our votes are protected and counted successfully. At present: Register to be a voter, or if you are already registered, check your voter status and confirm you are registered. You may do so by two ways: (i) Online: http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/NEWDAFTARJ/ - Print a copy of your confirmation slip and safekeep the slip....

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What is happening now? Can Malaysia have the change that the rakyat wants? Can Malaysia have a clean and fair election as the rakyat wants? Independent opinions find EC backward. Is the Malaysian government going to do anything about this or continue to be arrogant? BN needs to know we want a clean and fair election. From Bersih rally 2.0 last year, it seems they are still refusing to listen, and instead chose to take a harsh stand for Bersih Rally 3.0. They prefer to blame it as a political rally supported by the opposition. I do not support any parties in particular as I only want to make my choice on the party that works for the rakyat, and this remains to be seen. It is good the opposition supports the Bersih Rally, as it shows that they too want a clean and fair election as do the rakyat of Malaysia, and it will be good if BN can see that too, instead of seeing it as a threat to the interest of the country. Bear in mind, most countries have peaceful demonstrations all the tim...