KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 – The Election Commission (EC) is ready to carry out the 13th general elections by early next year.Deputy chairman Datuk Wira Wan Ahmad Wan Omar told The Malaysian Insider in a recent interview the EC will be conducting a briefing exercise for its 222 electoral officers — one for each parliamentary seat – and is expected to complete it by end of this month.
The Malaysian Insider understands the EC started the briefings in Selangor, Perak and Kelantan last month.
In 2008, national polls were called five months after the EC’s training session for its electoral officers.
Wan Ahmad refused to say if the EC was in the final round of preparing for the general elections this time.
“We are ready to carry out our duty … carrying out preparations,” he replied.
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