{"id":18008,"date":"2025-10-10T16:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=18008"},"modified":"2025-10-11T16:27:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T08:27:35","slug":"sabah-polls-postal-vote-applications-to-open-from-oct-13-ec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=18008","title":{"rendered":"Sabah Polls: Postal Vote Applications To Open From Oct 13 &#8211; EC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KOTA KINABALU, Oct 10 (Bernama) &#8212; Applications for domestic and international postal voting for the 17th Sabah State Election will open on Monday (Oct 13).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Election Commission (EC) secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus said the postal voting applications are open for all categories, namely Category 1A (election officers, EC members or officers, police, army personnel and media practitioners), Category 1B (Malaysians residing abroad), and 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