SHAH ALAM: PKR’s Election Committee has been told to act swiftly if it finds any of its officers interfering in the party’s electronic voting (e-voting) process which started on Sept 14 and ends on Oct 30.
PKR Wanita deputy chief hopeful Rodziah Ismail said today that the committee had to be more efficient in resolving cases where its officers were said to have told members who they should vote for.
“The committee must prevent any sort of incidents where its officers intervene during a member’s voting process,” she said.
“The officer cannot vote on behalf of members as their duties are to observe and monitor any goings on at the polling stations. They must accord the right to vote to the party members.
“There is no doubt that many are not familiar with the e-voting system. There are elderly members and those who have never used it before.
“I urge the officers to guide them on how to go about it based on whom they want to pick. This is to ensure transparency in the on-going party election.”
Rodziah said she was informed that there had been a few of such incidences at several divisions and it was up to the committee to evaluate whether the complaints were genuine.
“I hope those who have proof will come forward as we do not want to make accusations based on hearsay. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had stressed that if they is solid proof, he will not hesitate to get rid of them from the party or not be given election committee duties anymore,” she said.
Rodziah was commenting on Rafizi Ramli‘s claims that election committee officers in Labis, Johor, had stood next to members and instructed them on who to vote for.
He subsequently called for the election results in the Labis division to be declared null and void.
Rafizi had also alleged that election committee members from his rival Datuk Seri Azmin Ali’s Gombak division and those aligned to him were deliberately placed in several divisions in Johor to ensure that they won.
