--- On Wed, 5/1/13, Harbans Singh <harbans...@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Harbans Singh <harbans...@yahoo.com>
Subject: [malaysianequalrights] important..pleasr read
To: "our group" <malaysianequalrig...@yahoogroups.co.uk>
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 9:43 PM
I have just completed my training to be a Polling Agent/Counting
Agent/Barung Agent for this 13th GE to be held this coming 5th May 2013. I hope
to be assigned to the Kota Kemuning voting centre but due to needs and other
factors, I may be moved somewhere else.Personally, I am voting at Khee Beng
school in Jln Bkt Kemuning and I suspect most of us who
registered using our Permai address will be voting there. This can be checked
on line at http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/semakpru13.aspx.I am writing this email
becos of the many things you must be aware of before you go to the polling
center. I 'll try my best to list them down here.WHAT TO DO & WATCH OUT FOR1.
Be at the polling center real early, as I m suspecting that there may be a long
queue due to the new polling process. Many will be sick of waiting and waste
their vote. Don't be a fool to do that. Polling center opens at 8am till 5pm.
If queue is long, hang in there, do not leave even after 5pm once you entered.
Polling center gate closes at 5:00pm sharp RTM time. Polling continues till all
in queue is done, regardless of time.2. Check on-line first
(http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/semakpru13.aspx) and print out your details before
going to the voting center. You may be able to by-pass the Barung counter since
you have a printout and know where to go and
thus short cut your time.3. Bring your IC, if you lost your IC, then use the
temp IC. If you also lost your temp IC, then you can use your passport. Avoid
using passport as we the counting agents will insist you fill up a Borang 11
which will take time, and affects the queue. This time EC allows even Gov't
employee tag... hmmm... polling agent will seek verification if sees anyone
using that.4. Make sure your left hand index finger is clean, any makings or
stains will caused you to be disallowed to vote. If you got band aid plaster on
that finger, they will require you to use the right hand index instead. The
default is left hand index finger. No stains allow on either fingers. The
polling kerani will mark your left index finger with an ink.5. Important! The
ink will take about 30 second to dry. Bring along a tissue to dry off your
finger before holding your ballot papers. Any smudge or stain on the ballot
paper will render it spoiled
vote. So be extremely careful. Now you understand why you need to be there
early.6. Your ballot paper will have a serial number, but must be clean of any
extra marking or words or stains, smudge, pencil/pen marking or dots or TEAR on
all the surface of the ballot papers. YOU CAN REJECT THE PIECE OF BALLOT PAPER
AND INSIST ON A NEW ONE IF YOU SEE ANY OF THOSE. Do not be intimidated by
anyone there as this is your ABSOLUTE RIGHT.7. Ensure that the kerani that
handed you the ballot
paper, do not write the serial No. of your ballot papers next to your name on
the list. He or she is suppose to just neatly cross out your name on the list.
If you see that she wrote something, please raise hell. Make sure she crosses
out your name on her list and we will do the same on ours.8. If in some strange
(may happen) event you were told that you have already voted, eventho you have
not, and your fingers have no markings, you MUST raise hell. We the polling
agents will raise hell too. It means that somebody has voted on your behalf.
You will be required to fill forms and etc. Remember, your constitutional right
to vote.9. Do not wear any t-shirt or buttons or hat that is aligned to any of
the political parties. You will be ask to remove or disallowed to enter the
polling center.10. When casting your vote, be careful not to make any other
marks on the ballot paper. You will be using a pen instead of the usual pencil.
So if you make a mistake and
it is accidental, please request for a new ballot paper. They have 10% extra
papers to cater for this sort of things.11. Fold the ballot paper neatly in
half checking to see that all is in order before proceeding to the ballot
boxes. Here, we will have 2 ballot boxes for Parliament and State.12. At the
ballot boxes, SHOW and put the ballot paper into their corresponding box. Stand
there to ensure that the kerani push your vote into the box. Please do not have
any tissue or other paper in your hands as you may be stopped for search by the
Polling agent. We are trained to look out for people who brings out their blank
voting papers to sell. Don't do that, you 'll go to jail.13. This time, we have
4 candidates for Parliament and 3 candidates for State. Please vote wisely and
your vote is your right and it is nobody's bizzness on who you vote for it is
PnC.14. I am not aware of any special lane for the disabled or elderly.15.
Please send the words out to
all your
foreign friends or employees to avoid being seen near or around all polling
centers. They may put themselves in harms way. This is actually a warning to
all of them that I got in the internet. Especially those who somehow got blue
IC. Please do read again what I have written and feel free to forward to all
your friends, make sure that everyone goes to vote. Every vote counts. This
election is most crucial and super dirty. Thank you.
