PUTRAJAYA: About 21.1 million Malaysians will be eligible to vote in the 15th General Election, with nearly 1.4 million of them aged between 18 and 20, says the Election Commission (EC). This is an increase of more than six million voters compared to GE14 in 2018, when there were 14.9 million registered voters. The big jump in eligible voters was due to the “Undi18” constitutional amendment gazetted last year, which lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18. The amendment also removed the need for voter registration, which means Malaysians who turn 18 are automatically registered as voters. According to data from the GE15 electoral roll, 1,393,549 of the eligible voters are below 21 years old.

Source: The Star October 21, 2022 11:09 UTC