ntv7 questions Muhammad Taib over scandal of voters unable to vote

The ntv7 anchorman has raised the issue of voters who were unable to vote with UMNO vice-president Muhammad Muhammad Taib. The anchor said many voters had called to say they were unable to vote even at the close of the extended polling hours (extended from 5 pm to 7pm). Good question, ntv7.

Muhammad Taib replied over the phone that this was beyond his power to answer and it should be handled by the Election Commission.

Blog visitor Voterselangor pointed out that the voter turnout was high in Kelantan and Terengganu, whereas blog visitor unsatisfied observed: "The reason why the turnout was very poor was all due to EC's stupidity. Nothing to do with voters! The voters were all at the polling stations but the number of voters who managed to poll was too little due to the inefficiency of the EC. I myself was at the polling station from 10 am and only managed to cast my vote at 4pm! If I were to give up halfway, would that mean that I did not turn up? The EC chaiman should take responsibility and resign immediately!"