Melaka election to see wider use of OCR‑VA system, Election Commission confident after MCMC tests

The Melaka state election, set to take place on Nov 14, will see a wider use of the Optical Character Recognition-Voter Attendance (OCR-VA) system, according to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Election Commission (EC). The system, which automatically records and marks voters' attendance by scanning information on their identification documents, was tested at polling centres to ensure internet connectivity ahead of the election.

One polling centre, Dewan Penyayang at the Lesung Batu Welfare Complex, was found to be unsuitable due to poor internet connectivity and will be relocated to the Machap Baru State Constituency Development and Coordination Committee (Japerun) Complex. The EC is confident in the system's readiness for election day, with assistance from MCMC, and expects the OCR-VA system to expedite attendance verification, reduce errors in manual marking, and improve the efficiency of polling staff and the voting process.

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