Post-Election Procedures 32 nd Annual Election Law Seminar County Election Officials.
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POLITICAL PROCESS IN MALAYSIA: ELECTION
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TYPES OF ELECTION
There are two types of elections, namely:
1. General elections
2. By-elections
1. General Elections held within 60 days (Peninsular Malaysia) and 90
days (Sabah & Sarawak) after the dissolution of the Parliament or a State Legislative Assembly
not exceeding a period of 5 years from the previous election
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TYPES OF ELECTION
2. By-elections held whenever there is a casual vacancy in the House of Representatives or a State Legislative Assembly arising from:
i) the death of an elected representative;
ii) the resignation of an elected representative;
iii) the loss of eligibility of the elected representative;
iv) the annulment of the decision of the election by an Election Court.
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TYPES OF VOTING
There are two types of voting in Malaysia and they are as follows:
(a) Normal voting where the normal voters will vote on the day declared as polling day the EC; and
(b) Postal voting where absent voters are allowed to vote earlier via post.
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Electors who are allowed to caste their vote by post (i) Election workers; (ii) Members of the Royal Malaysia, Army & Police Force and their spouses(iii) Members and officers of the EC;(iv) students studying overseas and their spouses (v) civil servants serving overseas and their spouses
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Election Commission (EC) Established on 4 September 1957 under
Article 114 of the Federal Constitution.
Members
- Chairperson + a deputy + other members
- Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- The members can hold the post until the age of 65
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Election Commission (EC)
Vision
- To be an excellent democratic institution that enjoys public confidence on Elections in Malaysia
Mission
- To uphold the System of Parliamentary Democracy and protect the right of the people to elect their representatives by managing, conducting and supervising elections in a fair and free manner
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Election Commission (EC) Primary responsibilities:
1) to gazette election boundaries/constituuencies
2) to register and prepare election list3) to organize general and by-elections4) to draw up election rules and regulations5) to manage registration and nomination of candidates6) to count votes7) to declare election results
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ELECTORAL SYSTEM Multiparty Electoral System: - the party having the majority of seats
in the House of Representatives and the State Legislative Assemblies can form the Federal Government and the State Governments respectively.
‘First-Past-The-Post System’ - the candidate with the majority of
votes, even if it is one, will be declared the winning candidate in the constituency concerned.
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ELECTORAL COMPONENTS
The important elements in an election are:-
i) Electoral constituencies;
ii) Electors;
iii) Candidates;
iv) Electoral process
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ii) Electors / Voters
Requirements: - Age 21 years and above - Registered voter - Vote for representatives for federal or state level
Disqualified to Vote If: - Having unsound mind - Carry out jail sentence - Found guilty and is imposed the death sentence - In jail exceeding 12 months in any commonwealth countries
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iii) Candidatescan represent a party or stand as an independent candidate.
Requirements:
i) A Malaysian Citizen;
ii) Not less than 21 years of age on Nomination Day;
iii) A resident of the State if one is contesting a seat in that State or be a resident anywhere in Malaysia if one is contesting a Parliamentary seat; and
iv) Has not lost one’s eligibility.
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iii) CandidatesA person would have lost his eligibility to be a candidate if one: i) Is found to be or declared to be of unsound mind; or ii) Is a declared bankrupt; or iii) Is found to be holding an office of profit; or v) Has been found guilty by a court in Malaysia and imposed a jail term of not less than 1 year or a fine of not less than RM 2000 and has not been pardoned yet; or vi) Has acquired foreign citizenship.
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ELECTION DEPOSITS
Candidates wishing to participate in an election are required to pay election deposits and the quantum is as follows:
1. Parliamentary seat – RM 10,000.00 2. State Legislative Assembly seat – RM 5,
000.00
Candidates will lose their deposits if they fail to garner at least 1/8th of the total number of votes received by all the candidates contesting in the election in that constituency.
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ELECTORAL PROCESS
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