'If the EC is unwilling to extend the campaign period, then we call on them to reform the postal voting system completely,' it said.
"If the EC is unwilling to extend the campaign period, then we call on them to reform the postal voting system completely. They should allow postal voters to download their ballots and other documents in PDF format to eliminate the need for EC to post or courier the ballots to them.
It added the 14-day campaign period puts pressure on poster voters, in particular overseas voters, in delivering their ballots to the Returning Officers in time."Since GE14 we have received numerous reports from overseas voters that by the time they received their postal ballots, it was either very close to polling day or passed it," it said.
"We believe six different election dates for six state elections would have prolonged the politicking and added to the confusion and lethargy for voters," it said. Earlier on Wednesday, the EC announced that the polling day for the state assembly elections had been set for Aug 12.
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