CYBERJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) is expecting voter turnout in the six state elections and the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election tomorrow (Aug 12) to exceed 85%, says its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh.

He said that the total percentage estimated, if it happened, would exceed the turnout recorded in the 15th General Election (GE15), in November last year, which was 74.7%.

He also called on all registered voters to fulfil their responsibilities for the sake of the country, and advised them not to hand over their identity cards to anyone they don't know, other than EC staff for verification purposes.

"We (EC), together with the security team, are prepared to deal with any problems. Hence, don't worry and go out to vote as usual,” he said.

He said this when met by reporters, after attending a briefing on the final preparation of the official vote tallying centre at Semarak Hall Cyberjaya, for the Dengkil state seat, here today (Aug 11).

Tomorrow (Aug 12) is polling day for the state elections in Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Penang, Kedah, Terengganu and Kelantan, and for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election.

Abdul Ghani reminded voters not to rush to polling centres early in the morning, as they are open from 8am to 6pm, to avoid congestion.

He said the preparations at all polling stations, in terms of ballot boxes, ballot papers and other equipment, were going well, adding that no untoward incidents were reported thus far. - Bernama