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Gov't tables revised constitutional bill on lowering voting age

PARLIAMENT | A new version of the constitutional amendment bill to lower the voting age to 18 which incorporates automatic voter registration was tabled at the Dewan Rakyat today.

The new bill also seeks to amend Article 47 of the Federal Constitution to reduce the minimum age to be a member of the Dewan Rakyat from 21 to 18...

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