JOHOR BAHRU, JUNE 27 — The candidate nomination process for the 16th Johor State Election (PRN) was completed at 10 am this morning, after all 56 nomination centres across the state closed.
An hour is allocated for the submission of nomination forms, which begins at 9 am, before the Returning Officer (RO) announces the closure of the process at each nomination centre.
The focus is now on the official declaration of the list of candidates eligible to contest as well as the number of candidates competing in each State Legislative Assembly (DUN) seat.
Once the process is complete, the 14-day campaign period for the Johor state election officially begins as set by the Election Commission (EC), until 11.59pm, July 10, before polling day.
A Bernama survey at several nomination centres found that loyal supporters had been accompanying their respective party candidates to the nomination locations since early this morning.
The atmosphere around the nomination centre was reported to be peaceful and controlled without any provocation, thanks to close monitoring by members of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) with the assistance of the Malaysian Volunteers Department (RELA).
The EC has set July 7 as the early voting date while July 11 as polling day.
A total of 2,727,926 voters are eligible to exercise their responsibilities in this election, consisting of 2,703,175 ordinary voters, 12,041 military personnel and their spouses, and 12,710 police personnel and their spouses.
— BERNAMA
