MELAKA — The Election Commission (EC) today announced November 14 for polling in the 16th Melaka state election, and set the nomination for Oct 31.

EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said early voting had been set for November 10 and the campaign period would run for 14 days.

He said this at a press conference after chairing a special meeting to determine the date for the state election here.

Regarding the Electoral Roll (DPPR) that will be used in the 16th Melaka state election (PRN), Ramlan said that a total of 687,697 voters, consisting of 675,166 ordinary voters, 9,769 military personnel and their spouses, and 2,762 police personnel, are eligible to vote in the state election.

For postal voting matters, applications for both domestic and international categories have been open since Sept 23, and the deadline for postal voting applications for Category 1A, which includes election staff, EC officers, military personnel, and media, is set for Oct 28.

“For Category 1B, which is Malaysian citizens abroad, and 1C, which is for agencies or organisations, the deadline is on Oct 23,” he said.

Commenting further, Ramlan said the EC appointed 28 returning officers and 80 assistant returning officers.

He said that to monitor election campaign activities throughout the official campaigning period, the EC will establish 28 Election Campaign Enforcement Teams (PP-KPR), including representatives from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), local authorities (PBT), and representatives of contesting candidates.

“A total of 28 candidate nomination centres (PPC) and official vote counting centres (PPRU) will be used in this election, while 11,175 personnel will be appointed to manage the process.