PETALING JAYA: The reasons given to delay the implementation of Undi18 and automatic voter registration (AVR) are unacceptable, says Khairy Jamaluddin (pic). The EC recently announced that the lowering of the minimum voting age and implementing AVR can only be done by Sept 1,2022. “The minister’s answer during the Dewan Rakyat in November still maintained the July 2021 target for the implementation of Undi18 and AVR. On July 16,2019, Parliament unanimously passed the amendment to allow AVR, lowering the voting age to 18, and to make 18 the minimum age for a Malaysian citizen to run for public office. However, the AVR and lowering of the voting age to 18 have yet to be completely incorporated into the federal legislation.

Source: The Star March 26, 2021 05:22 UTC