Kedah civil servants can punch in after casting their votes

Kedah civil servants who are voters in the Sungai Limau state by-election on Nov 4 are allowed to punch in after casting their votes.

Mentri Besar Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir said they are given permission to start work later and urged private companies to give their staff similar flexibility.

"They (civil servants) do not have to worry of being hauled up as it is their responsibility as voters. This is the best way," he said when addressing the Puteri Umno election machinery on Sunday.

Mukhriz said it is improper for the Kedah government to declare Nov 4 as a public holiday as only 27,222 voters are involved in the by-election compared to the state's two million population.
PAS vice-president Datuk Mahfuz Omar had suggested that the Kedah government declare polling day a public holiday to allow voters to cast their votes.

The Sungai Limau by-election on Nov 4 sees a straight fight between Dr Ahmad Sohaimi Lazim from BN and Mohd Azam Abd Samat from PAS.