KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting on August 13 to discuss the Mahkota by-election.
EC secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said this follows the EC receiving an official notification from Johor Speaker Datuk Mohd Puad Zarkashi on the extraordinary vacancy of the Mahkota seat, after the death of its incumbent Datuk Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain on Friday.
“Based on the Johor Constitution 1895, Part Two, Clause(5), Article 23, the contingency vacancy must be filled within 60 days of the EC receiving notification about the vacancy,” he said in a statement today, adding that a media conference will be held after the special meeting.
Sharifah Azizah, 63, died during treatment at Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital, Kluang, on Friday after being admitted to intensive care on Wednesday for breathing difficulties.
— Bernama
