Polling Agent
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
A counting agent is someone who observes the counting of the votes after polling closes at 5pm. You don't have to be a member of a political party to become a PA or a CA. You have to be Malaysian and above 21 to register as a PA or a CA. This is done through the political parties.
A PA is armed with a copy of the electoral roll for that particular classroom, pencil/pen and a ruler. The PA basically observes the voter as he/she enters the room. The election officer will read out the voter's name, IC number and his/her number on the electoral roll. The PA will cross out the voter's name on the electoral roll to ensure that we know exactly how many people voted in that classroom.
A PA must be alert and take note if there are any irregularities, eg. the voter is female but the IC number denotes the voter is male, the voter is much much older or younger than the IC indicates, the voter is Indian but has a Chinese name, etc. The PA has a right to object and raise questions.
Now you know. :)
Oh, I casted my vote for the 2nd time at Dewan Raya Ramayah in the afternoon during my break time.
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posted @ 4:52 am,
4 Comments:
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At 11 March 2008 at 12:32,
carolchs said...
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ohhh so thats what the three other people were doing inside the classroom when i casted my vote on the 8th. They wore casual clothing, nothing like the officer from EC. So made me wonder, who are they and what were they doing there.
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At 11 March 2008 at 23:08,
osindak said...
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sudah dapat gaji ka sharon jadi polling officer? (o;
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At 12 March 2008 at 00:48,
Chironex said...
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In 1995 I had to sit in a police station the whole evening for 2 nights and not paid anything!
How much will they pay you for the whole day's work? -
At 12 March 2008 at 08:47,
Just plain Sharon said...
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carolchs: yup, itu lah Polling Agent.
osindak: sudah moi. the party yang appointed ko should pay you on the same day or the next day.
bengodomon: hello fren! how much ah...emmm i cannot disclose the amount here but it was worth it. main buyuk juga tu ko ndak kena bayar..sudah kena ngap orang lah tu.
