Special arrangements have been made in previous elections to facilitate border crossing for Malaysians working in Singapore.
During Malaysia’s 2022 General Elections, Johor authorities prepared about 20 dedicated car lanes at the BSI customs, immigration and quarantine complex to ease the journey of thousands of Malaysians returning from Singapore to vote, The Star reported.
In a 2019 parliamentary by-election for Tanjung Piai in Johor’s Pontian district, a special lane was also opened for Singapore-based voters.
Over 2.7 million voters are eligible to vote in the 16th Johor state election, said the EC on Tuesday.
The figure includes over 24,000 early voters, including police personnel.
Approximately 42,000 election workers, including 56 returning officers, are expected to be appointed to manage the polls.
There are 56 seats in the Johor state assembly, with 40 currently held by Barisan Nasional (BN), 12 by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) pact led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, three by Perikatan Nasional (PN) and one by Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA).
Although BN is aligned with PH at the federal level, they are rivals at the state level in Johor.
Besides Johor, the EC meeting on Friday will also decide the election timeline for Negeri Sembilan’s state polls.
The Negeri Sembilan state assembly was dissolved on Jun 5.
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