Melaka state election set for Nov 14 polling, Oct 31 nomination

The Election Commission of Malaysia announced polling for the 16th Melaka state election on November 14, with nominations on October 31 and early voting on November 10.

A total of 687,697 voters are eligible, including ordinary voters, military and police personnel, with postal voting applications open since September 23.

The EC will establish 28 Election Campaign Enforcement Teams to monitor campaigns and appoint 11,175 personnel to manage the election process, with an estimated budget of RM28.45 million.

MELAKA, Oct 7 — The Election Commission (EC) today announced November 14 for polling in the 16th Melaka state election, and set the nomination for Oct 31.

EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said early voting had been set for November 10 and the campaign period would run for 14 days.

He said this at a press conference after chairing a special meeting to determine the date for the state election here.

Regarding the Electoral Roll (DPPR) that will be used in the 16th Melaka state election (PRN), Ramlan said that a total of 687,697 voters, consisting of 675,166 ordinary voters, 9,769 military personnel and their spouses, and 2,762 police personnel, are eligible to vote in the state election.

For postal voting matters, applications for both domestic and international categories have been open since Sept 23, and the deadline for postal voting applications for Category 1A, which includes election staff, EC officers, military personnel, and media, is set for Oct 28.

“For Category 1B, which is Malaysian citizens abroad, and 1C, which is for agencies or organisations, the deadline is on Oct 23,” he said.

Commenting further, Ramlan said the EC appointed 28 returning officers and 80 assistant returning officers.

He said that to monitor election campaign activities throughout the official campaigning period, the EC will establish 28 Election Campaign Enforcement Teams (PP-KPR), including representatives from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), local authorities (PBT), and representatives of contesting candidates.

“A total of 28 candidate nomination centres (PPC) and official vote counting centres (PPRU) will be used in this election, while 11,175 personnel will be appointed to manage the process.

“A total of 271 polling centres with 1,263 channels will be opened, involving 31 early voting centres with 50 early voting channels and 240 regular polling centres with 1,213 channels,” he said, adding that the allocation for conducting the Melaka state election is estimated at RM28.45 million.

He said the EC is also offering government agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGO) to be election observers to monitor the Melaka state election process from nomination day until the election results are announced.

“They are allowed to make observations at the PPC, polling centres, counting centres and PPRU, and must comply with all the appointment conditions set by the EC.”

Further information and application forms related to election observers can be obtained from the SPR Portal www.spr.gov.my starting from Oct 7, 2026 (today) and until Oct 21, 2026. — Bernama

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马来西亚选举委员会宣布，第16届马六甲州选举将于11月14日举行，提名将于10月31日进行，提前投票将于11月10日进行。

共有 687,697 名选民符合投票资格，其中包括普通选民、军人和警察人员，邮寄投票申请自 9 月 23 日起开放。

选举委员会将成立 28 个选举活动执法小组来监督竞选活动，并任命 11,175 名人员来管理选举过程，预计预算为 2845 万令吉。

马六甲，10月7日讯——选举委员会今日宣布，第16届马六甲州选举将于11月14日举行投票，提名日期定于10月31日。

选举委员会主席拿督斯里拉姆兰·哈伦表示，提前投票定于11月10日举行，竞选活动将持续14天。

他在主持召开一次特别会议确定州选举日期后举行的新闻发布会上发表了上述讲话。

关于将在第 16 届马六甲州选举 (PRN) 中使用的选民名册 (DPPR)，拉姆兰表示，共有 687,697 名选民有资格参加州选举，其中包括 675,166 名普通选民、9,769 名军人及其配偶，以及 2,762 名警察人员。

关于邮寄投票事宜，国内和国际类别的申请已于 9 月 23 日开放，第 1A 类（包括选举工作人员、选举委员会官员、军方人员和媒体）邮寄投票申请的截止日期定于 10 月 28 日。

他说：“对于第 1B 类（即海外马来西亚公民）和第 1C 类（即机构或组织），截止日期是 10 月 23 日。”

Ramlan进一步评论说，选举委员会任命了28名选举主任和80名助理选举主任。

他表示，为了在整个正式竞选期间监督竞选活动，选举委员会将成立 28 个选举活动执法小组（PP-KPR），成员包括马来西亚皇家警察（PDRM）、地方当局（PBT）和参选候选人的代表。

“本次选举将使用 28 个候选人提名中心 (PPC) 和官方计票中心 (PPRU)，同时将任命 11,175 名工作人员来管理选举过程。

“总共将开设 271 个投票中心，设有 1263 个投票通道，其中包括 31 个提前投票中心，设有 50 个提前投票通道，以及 240 个常规投票中心，设有 1213 个投票通道，”他说道，并补充说，马六甲州选举的拨款估计为 2845 万令吉。

他说，选举委员会还邀请政府机构和非政府组织担任选举观察员，监督马六甲州选举过程，从提名日到选举结果公布。

“他们获准在人民代表大会、投票中心、计票中心和人民代表大会审查单位进行观察，但必须遵守选举委员会规定的所有任命条件。”

有关选举观察员的更多信息和申请表格可于2026年10月7日（即今日）至2026年10月21日期间，从选举事务处网站www.spr.gov.my获取。——马新社

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