How to protect the secrecy of your vote for GE13 Malaysia

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 advice 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 inflict fear in the voter about the secrecy of their vote.
2. To reduce the votes of voters deemed to be trouble-makers.

What can you do?
If the Presiding Officer refuses to issue the ballot paper randomly, don't protest. Just accept the paper issued and VOTE ACCORDING TO YOUR CONSCIENCE!
Note down the name of the Presiding Officer and immediately lodge a report against him for violating the secrecy of your vote.

Pass a copy of the report to:
o the Candidate you support,
o Email one copy to JOM PANTAU - http://pru13.info/ushahidi/.
o and to : pacaba.admin@tindakmalaysia.com.

For more info go to www.tindakmalaysia.com

United, let's make a change for the better!