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class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">JOHOR BAHRU:\u00a0Malaysia is mulling a special fast lane\u00a0at the immigration checkpoint\u00a0for returning Johor voters from Singapore to cast their ballots in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/johor-state-assembly-dissolved-snap-polls-60-days-6153776\">upcoming state polls<\/a>, says the country\u2019s home minister.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Speaking to reporters at an event in Batu Pahat on Tuesday (Jun 9),\u00a0Saifuddin Nasution Ismail\u00a0said the home ministry and the immigration department would \u201crespond accordingly\u201d once the Election Commission (EC) announces the key dates for the snap polls on Friday, local media reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe will accommodate anything that can help facilitate Johor voters\u2019 participation in the democratic process on polling day, to the best of our ability,\u201d he said, as quoted by local news outlet Free Malaysia Today.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Johor\u2019s state assembly was dissolved on Jun 1, paving the way for a snap election to be held within the next 60 days by Jul 31.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe choice of polling day, whether Saturday or Sunday, will have different impacts on the flow of people through the Malaysia-Singapore border crossings,\u201d said Saifuddin, as quoted by local news platform Harian Metro.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Saifuddin was referring to the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) customs, immigration and quarantine complex linked to the Woodlands Causeway and Sultan Abu Bakar CIQ (KSAB) linked to Tuas Second Link.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"in-article-games trimmed-content\">\n<div class=\"game-list-header\">CNA Games<\/div>\n<div class=\"game-list\">\n              <a class=\"game-tile\" href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/games\/guess-word\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"game-img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" 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arrangements have been made in previous elections to facilitate border crossing for Malaysians working in Singapore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">During Malaysia\u2019s 2022 General Elections, Johor authorities prepared about 20 dedicated car lanes at the BSI customs, immigration and quarantine complex to ease the journey of thousands of Malaysians returning from Singapore to vote, The Star reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In a 2019 parliamentary by-election for Tanjung Piai in Johor\u2019s Pontian district, a special lane was also opened for Singapore-based voters.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Over 2.7 million voters are eligible to vote in the 16th Johor state election, said the EC on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The figure includes over 24,000 early voters, including police personnel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Approximately 42,000 election workers, including 56 returning officers, are expected to be appointed to manage the polls.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There are 56 seats in the Johor state assembly, with 40 currently held by Barisan Nasional (BN), 12 by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) pact led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, three by Perikatan Nasional (PN) and one by Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Although BN is aligned with PH at the federal level, they are rivals at the state level in Johor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Besides Johor, the EC meeting on Friday will also decide the election timeline for Negeri Sembilan\u2019s state polls.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Negeri Sembilan state assembly was dissolved on Jun 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"referenced-card\">\n<h4 class=\"h4 h4--related-block\">\n<div>Related:<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/commentary\/malaysia-johor-negeri-sembilan-state-elections-anwar-ibrahim-6164306\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" 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