Ballots for voters take to the skies

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lection Commission staffs loading the ballot papers onboard one of the helicopters to be flown to their respective polling centres.

Election Commission staff loading the ballot papers onboard one of the helicopters to be flown to their respective polling centres.

KUCHING: Ballots for voters outside the state capital from Saratok onwards were air transported via Hornbill Skyways to their respective voting centres today (May 2).

The electoral role for the 11th State Election has recorded a total of 1,138,650 registered voters made up of 1,113,522 normal voters, 25,022 early voters and 106 absentee (postal) voters.

Meanwhile, a total of 24,604 early voters will be casting their ballots from 8am onwards tomorrow.

Early voters would include the police, General Operations Force and military personnel along with their spouses.