The announcement was made by EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun during a press conference here today.
PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission of Malaysia (EC) today announced July 11 as polling day for the 16th Johor State Legislative Assembly election and Aug 1 as polling day for the 16th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly election.
The announcement was made by EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun during a press conference here today.
For Johor, the EC has set June 27 as Nomination Day, while early voting will take place on July 7.
Meanwhile, for Negeri Sembilan, Nomination Day has been fixed for 18 July, while early voting will be held on 28 July.
The decision was made during a special EC meeting today following the dissolution of the 15th Johor State Legislative Assembly on June 2 and the 15th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly on June 5.
Ramlan said the elections will be held to fill all 56 seats in the Johor State Legislative Assembly and 36 seats in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.
The electoral roll for the Johor election comprises 2,727,926 voters, while Negeri Sembilan has 889,490 registered voters.
The EC estimates the Johor state election will cost RM86.8 million and involve 42,971 election workers.
A total of 1,140 polling centres with 4,980 voting streams will be used.
For Negeri Sembilan, the election is expected to cost RM80.6 million and involve 15,344 election workers.
A total of 439 polling centres with 1,738 voting streams will be utilised.
For the 16th Johor State Election, a total of 56 Nomination Centres (PPC) and Official Vote-Tallying Centres (PPRU) will be used.
Meanwhile, for the 16th Negeri Sembilan State Election, a total of eight Nomination Centres (PPC) and Official Vote-Tallying Centres (PPRU) will be utilised for the election.
Voters may check their polling information through the MySPR Semak portal, mobile application, or the EC hotline beginning June 23.
