{"id":6322,"date":"2020-10-13T15:48:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T07:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6322"},"modified":"2020-10-13T15:48:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T07:48:35","slug":"batu-sapi-by-election-on-dec-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6322","title":{"rendered":"Batu Sapi by-election on Dec 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 13  — The Election Commission (EC) has set the date for the polling for Batu Sapi by-election on Dec 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a press conference here today, EC chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh said the nomination will be on Nov 23, while the early voting on Dec 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The by-election is being called following the death of its incumbent Datuk Liew Vui Keong of lung infection on Oct 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the 14th General Election, Liew from Parti Warisan Sabah won the seat with 4,619 vote-majority in a four-cornered fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Batu Sapi by-election is the 13th by-election called after the last general election on May 9, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last month, the Sabah state election was held. Batu Sapi is a parliamentary constituency in the district of Sandakan in Sabah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the implementation of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) throughout Sabah effective today until Oct 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to this, Abdul Ghani was reported as saying that the Batu Sapi parliamentary by-election needs to be called as enshrined in the Federal Constitution and could only be postponed if the government declared a state of emergency in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, he said the EC will not allow any visits or walkabout by candidates or their supporters during the campaign for the by-election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, Abdul Ghani said the candidates could campaign online or through their social media platforms or by distributing pamphlet via postal mail so as to curb the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the EC had also prepared a COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines for the Implementation of Election in line with the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 or Act 342.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBasically, the EC proposes that no open campaigns, mass gatherings or house-to-house visits be conducted during the by-election.  We suggest it be done through social media,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abdul Ghani said the campaign period is set for 12 days starting after the announcement of the names of contesting candidates until 11.59 pm on Dec 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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