KUALA LUMPUR: The government is currently engaging various stakeholders to look into the feasibility of introducing e-voting for the 15th General Election (GE15), says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan. However, Takiyuddin said the Election Commission (EC) is still not satisfied with the confidentiality and security issues involving e-voting. In response, Takiyuddin acknowledged that many countries such as Brazil, Estonia, India, Switzerland, and the United States have e-voting systems. “The EC has also held engagements with relevant government departments and agencies to ensure a smooth election process, ” he said. Meanwhile, Takiyuddin said that the general election process will include Covid-19 preventative measures in line with the movement control order (MCO).

Source: thestar July 16, 2020 04:32 UTC