Bersih 2.0: EC robbing voters’ rights by delaying Undi18, chairman must resign

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 ― Electoral watchdog Bersih 2.0 has demanded today for Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh to resign immediately for delaying the implementation of lower voting age (Undi18) and automatic voter registration (AVR).

In a statement, Bersih 2.0 accused the EC’s action of akin to betraying the young voters and robbing them of their rights to the shape the future of the country.

“EC chairperson Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh should immediately resign to make way for a successor who has the integrity and competence to implement the lowering of voting age to 18 and AVR by July 2021 as planned.

“The EC’s decision is a robbery of the rights of about four million Malaysians aged 18-20 to shape the direction of the country at the polls, when the next federal, state or by-election is called,” it said in a statement.


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