KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission expects the automatic voter registration and lowering of the voting age to 18 (Undi18) could likely be implemented by Sept 1 next year.
Its chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh said this was a possibility following a review of issues and constraints affecting the commission's early preparations for polls.
The EC was earlier urged to clarify the latest developments regarding the implementation of Undi18.
Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican had said as an independent entity, the EC should explain the situation because the policy to lower the voting age to 18 was already at the implementation stage.