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GEORGE TOWN: Voting resumed at SK Seri Relau polling centre in Paya Terubong, after a voting stream was suspended following the discovery of an unsealed ballot box.
Pakatan Harapan's Paya Terubong candidate Wong Hon Wai said that the voting resumed at 1.26pm.
Picture by Sin Chew Daily.Earlier, a total of 177 ballot papers were already cast into the box when Perikatan Nasional candidate Ooi Ghee Oon discovered the unsealed ballot box in SK Seri Relau.
Sin Chew Daily reported that Ooi declared he would not recognise any of the ballots in that box as valid votes and asked for Election Commission to suspend voting for that stream, which was to have 719 voters.
It is understood that the seal was left on the table next to the ballot box.
Election Commission officials are investigating and it is not yet known if the 177 ballot papers would be invalidated.
#PRN23: Voting Suspended In Paya Terubong After PN Candidate Finds Ballot Box Unsealed
Prior to the discovery, 177 ballot papers had already been cast into the box.
An unsealed ballot box was discovered at the SK Sri Relau polling station in Paya Terubong, Penang leading to the suspension of voting
Prior to the discovery of the unsealed ballot box, 177 ballot papers had already been cast into the box, with the Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate Ooi Ghee Oon making the find at SK Seri Relau.
Ooi stated his refusal to acknowledge any of the ballots within that box as legitimate votes.
He called on the Election Commission (EC) to halt the voting process for that particular stream, which was originally intended for 719 voters, according to a report by Sin Chew Daily.
PN candidate Ooi Ghee Oon looking at the unsealed ballot box with an EC official.Image via Sin Chew Daily
EC officials are investigating the matter
The seal was believed to have been found beside the ballot box and the matter is currently under investigation by EC authorities. It is not yet known if the 177 ballot papers would be invalidated.
