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Do your part! Ensure a clean and fair 2008 elections - VOLUNTEER AS A POLLING AGENT and/or COUNTING AGENT!
A polling agent is someone who sits in a polling stream (the classroom where the voting takes place) and observes the voting process. Each school may have a different number of polling streams (saluran mengundi) depending on the number of voters in that area. Each polling stream caters to a specific age group. A counting agent is someone who observes the counting of the votes after polling closes at 5pm. You don't have to be a member of a political party to become a PA or a CA. You have to be Malaysian and above 21 to register as a PA or a CA. This is done through the political parties. A PA is armed with a copy of the electoral roll for that particular classroom, pencil/pen and a ruler. The PA basically observes the voter as he/she enters the room. The election officer will read out the voter's name, IC number and his/her number on the electoral roll. The PA will cross out the voter's name on the electoral roll to ensure that we know exactly how many people voted in that classroom. A PA must be alert and take note if there are any irregularities, eg. the voter is female but the IC number denotes the voter is male, the voter is much much older or younger than the IC indicates, the voter is Indian but has a Chinese name, etc. The PA has a right to object and raise questions. More details will be provided at the training. Its a 1 1/2 - 2 hour session depending on Q&A. Training is free of charge. Repeated sessions : -
The dates:
8.30pm, Tuesday - 26.02.2008 and 04.03.2008 ( English)
8.30pm, Thursday - 28.02.2008 and 06.03.2008 (English)
8.30pm, Saturday - 23.02.2008 and 01.03.2008 (English)
Location : DAP DAMANSARA SERVICE CENTER (Location Map attached) Address:
DAP Damansara Community & Service Center
55-M Jalan SS 21/1A, Damansara Utama,
47400 Petaling Jaya Please forward this to all Malaysians. For more information, call the hotline 016 220 8867 (DAP Damansara). To ease our arrangements, e-mail your name, phone number and IC to
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. Walk in participants will also be welcomed. 
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Come on you guys, we have talk the talk and now is the time to walk the walk. Let us make this election that Bloggers Election!