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ELECTION LAWS; Challenges to Creation of Credible System (Issues (Election…
ELECTION LAWS; Challenges to Creation of Credible System
Rationale
15 over years need to change the processs
ERC to comprise various stakeholder (support and against)
BERSIH
15 Electoral Reform Agenda
First Past the Post
Winner takes all
Unfair representation
wasted vote
manipulation of election boundaries
Idea - To have a fair representation in Parliament
Information Sharing
ERC
OBJECTIVES
To reform the election system and law to be in line with international std and best practise
TO enhance free fair clean and transparent, provide a level playing field for elections
Credible elections
GOALS
To produce a substantive report consists proposals on election and laws reform to prime minister in 2 years
fedback
PM in advanced of adopting the idea from ERC
WILL SUBMIT the proposal whether Lets fight as a Gentlemen Tun M said
Why need reform
Out and Obsolete
Good laws when they we
Modern election
to come out the system the player within the system is not questioned
Issues
Appointment of chairman and members - not clear from the perspective SOP
Security of Tenure - Long time could suggest the abuse of power
Hiring and Firing of Employees - no where and from where suddenly appointed
Influenced of the executive
Institutional Memory - No continuity
Electoral Boundaries
Proportionality: size vs population
Metropolitan semi rural
Weightage
Responsibility
Process: Schedule 13
political influence
Gerrymandering
Example Pekan after1998 now comprise Kem Batu 10
Lembah Pantai
Daerah Peti Undi has data can be used to change the outcome
Votes Registration
Need for clean roll - Unless death certificate the number of voters still applicable
automatic registration
Address Issues
problem to enforce the change address to working place
Vote where you reside
Access to registration
Online registration
Registration of Party
Supposed to be given to SPR
The minster in power to delist the party
Electoral Campaign
Duration
Rules
Code of conduct
Political Funding
Donation
15000 perday x 40 days x number of members Expenses
need to supervise as no supervision
loose regulation
Other countries has law on political funding
Media
access by all media always abused by ruling party
Election Process
the process within 5 years not knowing when
last election 250,000 staff keep on training
US, Indonesia has clear date for election
logistical problem by unknown date the process at least 6 months
500M spent by government last election
Australia has applied military logistic
Nomination current 5K per candidate.
Government need to spend
Campaign whether to be extended
During election day still campaigning
Announcement Result Paling lama 8.30pm should announce
Formation of government let politician sort it out
Code of Conduct During Election
Candidates
Political Parties
Supporters
Enforcement
Rules and Regulation
Observers
Who
Domestic and International
Invite not qualified. Brunie, Cambodia
No outcome as the observers invited havent voted before
Law Enforcement
Caretaker Government
As normal practice musnah dokumen
Inter agency operation
no Coordination at federal and state
Voters Education
age 14 now will vote next generation
Process
Final report next year
Integrity