Election Commission began counting postal votes for the 16th Melaka State Election

SHAH ALAM - The Election Commission (EC) began counting postal votes for the 16th Melaka State Election at about 3pm on Saturday.

The process was streamed live on the commission's official social media platforms.

The broadcast allowed the public to follow the counting process in real time.

Previously, the EC had issued a total of 8,569 postal ballot papers to eligible voters for the 16th Melaka State Election.

Of the total, 8,041 postal ballot papers were issued to election workers, EC members and officers, police personnel, military personnel and media workers who applied under Category 1A.

Another 433 postal ballot papers were issued to Malaysians living overseas under Category 1B, while 95 were issued under Category 1C to officers from agencies or organisations approved by the EC who were unable to vote in person due to work commitments.