YOUTH and Sports Minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu today called on young people, who are now given the opportunity to vote with the implementation of Undi18, to exercise their right responsibly.

“I believe, we will see implementation of Undi18 in the Johor elections soon. It is interesting for us to see how the young people, those aged 18 and above, exercise their new right responsibly.

“This new right should not be taken as something for them to play around to test, but to be used responsibly,” he told reporters after opening the National Youth Consultative Council meeting today.

The Federal Government Gazette dated December 1 stated that the automatic registration of voters aged 18 and above came into effect on December 15.

With the implementation of Undi18, it was reported that there was an increase of about 700,000 new voters from among the young people who will be eligible to vote in the Johor elections, bringing the total number of registered voters in the state to about 2.5 million.

Last Saturday, the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar signed the dissolution letter of the Johor legislative assembly to make way for the state polls.

The Election Commission announced yesterday that a special meeting to determine the date of the 15th Johor elections will be held on February 9. – Bernama, January 25, 2022.