{
  "id": 19280454,
  "title": "Melaka polls: EC targets 95pc early voter turnout as 53.25pc cast ballots by 10.35am",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/melaka-polls-ec-targets-95pc-early-voter-turnout-as-53-25pc-cast",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T04:01:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/10/melaka-polls-ec-targets-95pc-early-voter-turnout-as-5325pc-cast-ballots-by-1035am/242680"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Election Commission (EC) of Malaysia is aiming for a voter turnout of up to 95% for the early voting phase of the 16th Melaka state election, which is currently underway. As of 10:35 am, 53.25% or 5,286 early voters had cast their ballots across 31 polling centres. Military personnel and police personnel are actively participating in the process, with a total of 12,531 early voters participating so far. EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun reported that 237 election offence reports have been received throughout the campaign period, mostly involving minor infractions related to campaigning regulations. The early voting process will continue in stages until 5 pm today, and the polling day for the Melaka state election is set for November 14.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Politics : Melaka Polls: EC Targets 95 Pct Voter Turnout Today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/politics-melaka-polls-ec-targets-95-pct-voter-turnout-today",
        "published": "2026-11-10T02:24:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}