KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission will display the supplementary electoral roll for the fourth quarter of 2009 for a week from today until May 1 at 998 places nationwide.

Its public relations officer, Sabri Said, said the EC received 134,294 applications from new voters and 23,028 applications for change of polling address during the first three months of this year.

He said those who had registered as voters or applied for a change of address should check the electoral roll. 

Copies of the electoral roll would be displayed at 14 EC offices, computerised post offices (459 places), government complexes/offices (96 places), district/land offices (159 places), district/municipal councils (50 places), community halls, rukun tetangga centres and penghulu offices (188 places) and other places (32). 

"Voters who do not find their names on the roll can submit a claim on the relevant form and send it to the state election director within seven days of the display of the electoral roll," he said in a statement here.

Sabri said a list on the names of voters that had been removed from the electoral roll would also be displayed. He said the EC was seeking the cooperation of the next-of-kin of the dead persons involved to send a copy of their death certificates to the EC office nearest to them. They could also post or sent it through the facsimile or hand the copy of the certificate personally at the EC office.

Sabri also reminded registered voters to check the master electoral roll through the EC website at www.spr.gov.my or at any EC offices to ensure their particulars, including names and addresses are correct. -- Bernama