Bersih recommends expanding advance voting as part of proposed reforms

The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) launched a report today recommending the expansion of advance voting in Malaysia, particularly for outstation voters and existing domestic postal voters.

Researcher Chan Tsu Chong - who was commissioned to conduct the study - said although physically voting at a polling station often represents the gold standard in voting arrangements, advance voting could be the country's "second-best option".

In the context of Covid-19, advance voting...