Archive for April, 2007

Of Ijok and Underaged Voters…

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

Earlier today I was alerted to a link sent to me by a friend: http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/daftarbi.asp and key in this Identification Card number: 990518610029. It was alleged that the ruling party BN would resort to even idiotic acts to win the Ijok election. Supposedly an 8-year old is eligible to vote.

I would assume that only registered voters’ record would be shown, as when I entered my IC number, I get the “no records found” message. I expected that since I have yet registered as a voter.

If you’re going to assault on anyone, make sure it has a sound base. This is just pathetic because:

  1. It could’ve been a legitimate voter after all. An old man aged 108. This makes sense as the deprecated, old IC number is printed right beside it.

  2. There are some whose birthdate embedded in the IC number (the first 6 digits, in yymmdd order) doesn’t tally with their registered birthdate. Technical error during IC application.

  3. How could an 8-year old bear an IC? The minimum age to apply for an IC (IIRC) is on your 12th birthday.

I guess those involved spreading this are losing their touch. They’ve put themselves in a position to be ridiculed. Definitely not fit to be a leader.