EC says no stopping Batu Sapi by-election barring 'emergency'

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Its chairman says the polls can be delayed if the area is declared a Covid-19 red zone. FMTNews BatuSapiByElection

EC chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh says online voting can only be allowed if the law is amended.

According to a Sinar Harian report, EC chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh said they were required by law to hold a by-election for the parliamentary constituency within 60 days following the death of its incumbent, Liew Vui Keong. “Only then can we consider postponing the by-election,” he said in commenting on objections from certain parties against holding a by-election in Batu Sapi amid the spike in Covid-19 cases in Sabah.

 

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