Remove obstacles before mulling mandatory voting, says ex-Sabah MP

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Some proposed solutions include holding regular elections and enhancing voter accessibility.

PETALING JAYA: A former Sabah MP has said that obstacles to voting should be removed before considering the possibility of making it mandatory.

“I would love for people to be able to vote, but of course, I realise that in Sabah, a lot of places are just unreachable even after for a day or two.” Leiking, who is the Warisan deputy president, also said that the next step in the potential implementation of mandatory voting could involve scheduling regular elections as it maximises voter turnout and reduces the number of individuals that would be penalised for failing to participate.

“Before mandatory voting can be considered, all the other variables must be determined and made certain.” “How are we going to collect fines , if we are going to impose a fine? And if you collect a fine, would that be an extra burden on some of these people who are really struggling to earn a living?”

 

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