GEORGE TOWN: A 41-year-old storekeeper has lodged a police report after discovering that his name was already crossed out from the list at his polling station.

Goh Por Cheong, a third-time voter at Air Putih, said he was unable to vote because the list showed that he had already exercised his rights at the polling station in SRJKC Kong Min Pusat.

“I showed the officer both of my hands, which were unstained by the indelible ink, to prove that I have not voted yet.

“However, they said they could not issue the ballot to me as my name has been crossed out,” he said at the Air Putih DAP service centre on Wednesday (May 9).

He suspected that his personal details were leaked when his house caught fire recently.

DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng urged the Election Commission to investigate the matter as someone could have used Goh’s identity to cast ballots.

“It denied him the right entitled to him as a citizen,” he said.

Polling centres close at 5pm and counting begins soon after. Early results will start trickling in at about 6.30pm. To keep track of results as they come in, go to election.thestar.com.my

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