Melaka polls: 240 polling centres to open tomorrow for 675,166 electors, says EC

Election Commission staff make final preparations at a polling station ahead of polling day tomorrow for the 16th Melaka state election at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Ayer Molek November 13, 2026. — Bernama pic

First Published: Friday, 13 Nov 2026 6:49 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — A total of 240 polling centres involving 1,213 streams across Melaka will open tomorrow for 675,166 registered electors to cast their ballots in the 16th Melaka State Election.

Election Commission (EC) secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus said 11,103 personnel have been assigned to ensure smooth voting at all the polling centres.

He said the EC has also completed checking all voting equipment, including ballot boxes, election ink, ballot papers and voting booths, ensuring they are in good condition before distribution to Presiding Officers (KTM) at each stream.

“Voters are advised not to wait until the last minute and are encouraged to vote according to the Recommended Voting Time stated on the MySPR Semak application.

“However, voters may still cast their ballots at their convenience from 8 am to 6pm,” he said in a statement today.

Khairul Shahril also reminded voters to bring their identity cards and voting details to show to the First Polling Clerk (KP1) at their stream to facilitate verification, and not to hand over their identity cards to anyone other than election workers.

Voters are also advised to check their polling centre, stream and sequence number early through the portal https://mysprsemak.spr.gov.my, the MySPR Semak application or by calling the EC hotline at 03-8892 7218.

At the same time, the EC reminded employers to allow a reasonable period for registered employees to go out and vote tomorrow, as provided under the Election Offences Act 1954.

Meanwhile, he said the official campaign period ends at 11.59pm tonight, and all contesting parties must cease any form of campaigning, including soliciting votes outside polling centres or on social media platforms such as Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok and Threads.

“The EC also reminds all contesting parties and candidates that they are prohibited from opening, setting up or maintaining booths on Polling Day, as doing so is an offence under the Election Offences Act 1954,” he said.

On polling centre procedures, Khairul Shahril said the use of mobile phones inside voting streams is prohibited, and voters must place their devices in the designated area after receiving their ballot papers before collecting them once they have voted.

In addition, voters, candidates and workers are barred from wearing shirts, caps or face masks, or bringing any materials displaying the name, logo, symbol or photograph of a party or candidate, as well as campaign slogans, into polling centres.

“Failure by voters to comply with or any breach of the stipulated regulations may result in election workers barring them from entering the polling centre,” he said.

Meanwhile, he said the EC will continue the comprehensive pilot implementation of the Optical Character Recognition — Voter Attendance (OCR-VA) system across all voting streams to speed up verification and digitally record attendance without altering existing voting procedures.

The public and stakeholders can also monitor real-time voter turnout throughout tomorrow at https://dashboard.spr.gov.my, while official results for all 28 state constituencies will be announced once the official vote-tallying process is completed.

Get the latest news on the 16th Melaka State Election at https://election.bernama.com/prn/melaka/2026/. — Bernama