Malaysia’s Sabah state urged to consider postal voting for election due to coronavirus

As election fever builds in Malaysia’s Bornean state of Sabah, voters and democracy watchdogs have urged authorities to allow postal votes in light of the coronavirus pandemic.There are 73 state constituencies and an estimated 250,000 Sabah voters living in Peninsular Malaysia. The Election Commission has said it will announce dates for the state polls on August 17.An online petition by Malaysian electoral watchdog Global Bersih calls for Sabahans living outside the state to be given postal…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3096610/malaysias-sabah-state-urged-consider-postal-voting-election-due