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The Malaysian Election Commission (EC) is ready for a general election should snap polls be called in the near future, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Takiyuddin Hassan on Thursday (Jul 16).  During the minister’s question time in the parliament, Mr Takiyuddin said the EC was also working on improving election procedures in line with the COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs).  As quoted by Channel News Asia, he added that although e-voting was a consideration during the pandemic, there were many shortcomings to the system. In response to another question by its member of Parliament why it would be an obstacle for Malaysia when many other countries used e-voting, Mr Takiyuddin said countries like Brazil that have used the system encountered many issues when the results were out. Due to the fact that the system was not entirely foolproof, questions arise on the legitimacy of the results and some countries have eventually turned back to traditional voting methods//CNA