{"id":15154,"date":"2022-10-11T13:23:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T05:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15154"},"modified":"2022-10-11T13:23:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T05:23:37","slug":"application-for-ge15-observers-opens-today-until-oct-21-ec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15154","title":{"rendered":"Application for GE15 observers opens today  until Oct 21 &#8211; EC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 <\/strong>&#8212; Application\u00a0to be observers for the 15th\u00a0General Election is now opened from today\u00a0(Oct 11) until Oct 21, according to the Election Commission (EC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EC secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said&nbsp;applications to be&nbsp;observers&nbsp;to represent&nbsp;any organisation would be subjected to the stipulated terms and conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Observers are allowed to observe the election processes such as the nomination process, campaigning, early voting, voting process,\u00a0vote counting and vote tallying until the announcement of the election results,\u201d<\/em> he said in a statement today.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SPR-EC-election-commission2-bernama-010421-1024x682-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"observers\" class=\"wp-image-12052\" width=\"506\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SPR-EC-election-commission2-bernama-010421-1024x682-1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SPR-EC-election-commission2-bernama-010421-1024x682-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SPR-EC-election-commission2-bernama-010421-1024x682-1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SPR-EC-election-commission2-bernama-010421-1024x682-1-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SPR-EC-election-commission2-bernama-010421-1024x682-1-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SPR-EC-election-commission2-bernama-010421-1024x682-1-1-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He advised those who are&nbsp;interested to submit their applications before the application closing date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information and to download the form, they can&nbsp;visit the EC&nbsp;portal at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spr.gov.my\/\">https:\/\/www.spr.gov.my\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday, following weeks of intense speculation over GE15 being held during the annual monsoon season, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the dissolution of Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;According to Article 55 (4) of the Federal Constitution, the GE15 must be held within 60 days of the dissolution of the Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/politics\/news.php?id=2128087\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 &#8212; 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