SEREMBAN: Although voter turnout for the Rantau polls so far has been satisfactory, the same cannot be said about the discipline of candidates and their political parties, says Election Commission (EC) chairman Azhar Azizan Harun.
There were election offences being committed in plain view such as canvassing booths being set up near voting centres and supporters of candidates trying to gain votes within a 50m radius from polling centres, he said.
"I had to warn them twice but then they started again, using their handphone to check on voters," Azhar told reporters at SK Nyatoh in Rantau on Saturday after visiting two other polling centres. These canvassing booths set up by political parties obstructed traffic as some of them were constructed in the middle of the road, he added.
Azhar said this noncompliance not only went against election rules, but also marred the image of the political parties. "If he really did that, then it's an offence because you can't campaign or ask for votes on polling day. If there is video evidence, make a police report. He said this expectation was based on the percentage of voters who had come out until 11am, which stood at 38%.
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