KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — There are 11,335 cases nationwide where multiple voters were found registered under the same address, according to government technology adviser Mimos Berhad.
The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on electoral reforms was presented with Mimos’ latest findings on Tuesday during a sub-committee meeting chaired by PSC head Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili.
The breakdown of Mimos’ report on the 11,335 multiple voters registered under the same address is as follows:
● There were 820 cases where more than 100 voters were registered under one address;
● There were 1,259 cases where between 51 and 100 voters were registered under a single address;
● 3,254 instances where between 21 and 50 voters were registered under one address; and
● 6,002 cases where between one and 20 voters were registered under one address.
“Some of the addresses are not even complete,” PSC member Anthony Loke (picture) told The Malaysian Insider.
“I can accept some of the figures, like 6,002 cases of one to 20 voters under one address but 800 cases of more than a 100 people living under one address? This is highly suspicious.
“There has always been a concern of manipulation, a transfer of voters to a particular parliamentary constituency where one address had so many sudden voters.
“The figures give credence to Pakatan Rakyat’s claims on the matter,” said the DAP national socialist youth (Dapsy) chief.
Loke said his Lobak state constituency experienced such problems when current records showed a spike of 600 voters from other constituencies registering as voters in the state.
He explained that the PSC has instructed Mimos to narrow down the 11,335 cases to every parliamentary constituency as well as cancel off army camps where soldiers can be registered under one address.
“What we want are the facts to be proven… all this while these cases have been here for how long?
“Which constituency has the highest number of voter manipulation? Mimos is going to get the parliamentary breakdown and we can cross-check the cases better on a parliamentary level,” he said.
“What I cannot accept is so many cases where 50 to more than 100 people are registered under one address,” said the Rasah MP.
Pakatan Rakyat de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim urged the Election Commission (EC) earlier this week to probe the sudden growth in voter population in several parliamentary constituencies in Selangor.
The opposition leader said checks on the EC’s voter list in some areas in Selangor showed a suspicious and sudden increase in the number of voters over a short period of time.
The areas affected, according to Anwar, saw rises since 2008 that were much higher compared to other constituencies in Selangor.
Loke also said Mimos’ report showed that 94,738 Malaysians above the age of 21 have either given up their citizenship or have had it revoked.
“But what is strange is that in the current electoral roll 26 people under this category are still registered as voters,” he said.
Besides that, he said the report stated that there were currently 22,076 Malaysians above 90 who are still voters, and have been verified to be still living.
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