On Today Show
— Geoffrey Tang, President of Rise Of Social Effort (ROSE) – 1 Person, 1 Vote, 1 Value: The Push for Electoral Fairness in Sarawak
— Paul Wan, an activist from Long Lama – Activist Calls on Sarawak to Use Reserves for Road Construction to Combat Poverty
— Jerald Joseph, Director of Pusat Komas – Evictions in Sabah Marine Park: CSOs Demand Justice for Bajau Laut Communities
Topik Pada Hari Ini
— Geoffrey Tang, Presiden Rise Of Social Effort (ROSE) – 1 Orang, 1 Undi, 1 Nilai: Usaha Mencapai Keadilan Pilihan Raya di Sarawak
— Paul Wan, aktivis dari Long Lama – Aktivis Mendesak Sarawak Menggunakan Rizab untuk Pembinaan Jalan Bagi Membanteras Kemiskinan
— Jerald Joseph, Pengarah Pusat Komas – Pengusiran di Sabah Marine Park: CSO Menuntut Keadilan untuk Komuniti Bajau Laut
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Geoffrey Tang, President of Rise Of Social Effort (ROSE)
*1 Person, 1 Vote, 1 Value: The Push for Electoral Fairness in Sarawak*
Rose is running an election awareness campaign throughout Sarawak and urges the EC to re-delimit electoral areas based on the principle of 1 person, one vote, one vote, one value. According to Tang, after the AVR is approved and implemented in 2022. The increase in votes in Sarawak is sudden - that is an increase of 79.5 percent and until April 2024 the number of Sarawak voters increased to 1,990,322 people with an average increase of 3100 people every month. This gives problems to the current Sarawak constituencies. There are so many voter areas and there are quite a few voters. So because of that there needs to be redistricting, but not with an increase in seats - that is ROSE's suggestion and opinion - said Tang. We think the number of seats -82 is enough but the number of voters in each area should be almost the same. The next process is that the Sarawak DUN must bring the motion in the DUN and be approved and brought to the EC. It should be clarified that the EC has no authority to increase the number of seats in Sarawak, except with the recommendation of the Sarawak State Assembly. For now 82 is enough. We also launched a campaign of volunteers who will be involved in giving suggestions on the demarcation of Sarawak's constituencies. The more voters who are aware of their rights, the wiser they are in choosing competent representatives.
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