Making history in Johor: Some of the Undi18 beneficiaries voting for the first time
MUAR, March 12 — The Johor state election began slowly today despite the clear skies in the morning, with the Election Commission announcing a turnout of 29 per cent out of some 2.5 eligible voters as at noon.
Also 19, Chua was a bit shy but said: “As a youth, I yearn for change” and added that he was “tired” of seeing the “same old faces” taking power. Another Johorean first-time voter was Mohd Hafiz Abdul Rahman who held up his inked index finger with pride.Malay MailTeenagers and others below age 21 are the focus of the state election this time around, considering the Johor poll is the first to see the effects of the Undi18 Bill, the law to lower the voting age from 21.
One Johoream who flew back to vote was Amir Asyrani Hanapi. The 27-year-old is a teacher who was sent to a posting deep in the interiors of Sarawak. Among them was Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abeul Rahman, at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sri Muar in Pagoh at 9am.
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