MOBILISING PRAYER FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS 2013 - NECF

PRAYERUNITED 

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MOBILISING PRAYER FOR 

GENERAL ELECTIONS 2013 

“I know that you can do all things, 

and that no purpose of yours can 

be thwarted.” ~Job 42:2 (ESV) 

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CONTENTS 

Section Page 

1. Ideas for Prayer Mobilisation 4 

2. General Prayer Points 9 

3. Appendices 

Election information to aid informed prayer 20 

A practical guide to voting 53 

“If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and 

pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear 

from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” 

~ 2 Chronicles 7:14 (ESV) 

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THE CHALLENGE – 

PREPARING FOR THE SPIRITUAL RESET OF THE 

NATION THIS JUBILEE YEAR 

• PRAYER UNITED is calling all churches in Malaysia to mobilise 

prayer for the approaching general elections. This call to prayer is 

embodied in the principles laid out in the recent circular from the 

Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) dated 18 th July, 2012 

entitled “VOTE WISELY; VOTE FOR A BETTER MALAYSIA.” 

• This guide serves to provide guidance and ideas to encourage 

every Christian, network, intercessory group and church to take an 

active part in upholding our country, MALAYSIA, in prayer, as the 

nation prepares itself towards the imminent general election 

(GE13). 

• We appeal to all Christians to remain faithful, that in our exercise 

of leadership and stewardship in obedience to God’s Word, that 

we exercise our duty to nation building to vote as well as to soak 

in prayer the nation’s well being; ahead, during, and after the 

general elections. 

• We believe that this election season is one of the most critical of 

our nation’s history as it will be held during the Jubilee year, a 

spiritual reset for the nation. This is not a coincidence. 

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SUGGESTED SEASONS OF PRAYER IN THE RUN-UP 

TO GENERAL ELECTIONS 2013 

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• From now until the announcement of the dissolution of 

Parliament; 

• From the dissolution of Parliament to the announcement of 

nomination and polling dates; 

• From nomination day to eve of polling day; 

• The polling day; 

• From the close of polling, right through counting of votes up 

to tallying of nal results 

• From results announcement to the setting up of stable 

federal cabinet and state governments 

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SECTION 1 

IDEAS FOR PRAYER MOBILISATION 

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MOBILISE PRAYER NOW! 

• The following are some suggestions of what you and your church can 

do right now to mobilise prayer:- 

• Be an Example. Set aside a minimum of 5 minutes daily in your 

personal prayer times to pray for our nation and GE13. 

• Cell Group/Home Fellowships. Get your cell groups and/or home 

fellowship groups to uphold the nation and the GE13 in faithful prayer 

every time you meet. 

• Sunday Services and Sunday Prayer Watch. Consider setting aside 

time during the Sunday service to pray for the nation and GE13 – for 

peace, righteousness and justice to prevail. 

• Weekly Prayer Meetings. Mobilise the congregation to come pray 

together at your regular prayer meetings to uphold the nation in 

prayer. 

• Combined Inter-Church Prayer Meetings. Bring parishes/ 

congregations/denominations together in the same constituency or 

town and come together to pray prior to the dissolution of 

Parliament. 

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CREATIVE PRAYER IDEAS 

• Fast for the nation. Set aside special times or days of prayer and fasting 

for the nation. 

• Set up a 24-7 Prayer Room or 24-7 Prayer Watch. Set aside a prayer 

room (e.g. in your church) to pray around the clock 24-7 in continuous 

unbroken prayer for the nation. Decorate the room with pictures and 

maps to help in prayer. Consider mobilising 24-7 prayer chains by 

getting groups or individuals to pray every hour through creating a 

virtual prayer room, and pass the “prayer baton” on. 

• Meet the nomination candidates, your future “ADUN” and “MP”, 

both the incumbent and contenders. Mobilise a group of Christians in 

your constituency to pray for your parliamentary and/or state seat by 

praying at the service centres of various political parties. Do offer prayer 

for the various incumbents and potential candidates selected for 

running in GE13. Offer to pray for the candidates. 

• Organise prayer walks or prayer drives. Organise prayer walks or 

prayer drives around our vicinity, constituency, local government 

buildings, schools, polling centres, around the town or city. 

• Organise inter-church 24-7 combined prayer meetings on the week 

of the election. Organise or participate in inter-church combined 

prayer meetings in our town or constituency, mobilising more Christians 

to pray continuously. 

• Pause for a short "closing prayer" each time after you nished reading 

or listening to news connected to the GE 13. 

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HISTORICAL TREND OF CAMPAIGN PERIODS 

ELECTION 

YEAR 

NO. OF CAMPAIGN DAYS 

1986 10 

1990 10 

1995 10 

1999 9 

2004 8 

2008 13 

According to the Elections Commission, GE13 is expected to 

have a campaign period of at least 10 days. We suggest that 

prayer teams be ready to soak the nation in 24-7 prayer for at 

least 10 days and longer (possibly up to 21 days). 

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PRAYER IDEAS DURING CAMPAIGN PERIOD 

• Once the campaign period is set, we suggest that Christians to 

rally together in prayer in the following manner: 

• As polling day is very likely to fall on a Saturday, we suggest 

that congregations spend time to pray for GE13 on the 

preceding Sunday. 

• During the campaign period, assuming from Monday to 

Thursday, churches are encouraged to hold nightly prayer 

meetings, either in small groups or in church. We suggest 

that churches come together during that week for an interchurch 

gathering in all cities and suburbs – perhaps every 

night in a different church but all Christians praying in unity. 

• On the eve of the polling day, (e.g. Friday) we suggest a 

24-7 prayer cover on an inter-church basis until the 

counting is completed. 

• Churches are also encouraged to organise or manage 

online sign-ups or prayer vigils so that Christians leaving to 

their hometowns to vote or having to serve at the polling 

stations, can participate in prayer as well. 

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SECTION 2 

GENERAL PRAYER POINTS 

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PRAYER FOR PEACEFUL ELECTIONS & FOR GOD’S 

PURPOSES TO BE FULFILLED 

• Pray that God's plans and purposes for our nation will be 

established during this election season. 

• Pray that we will be a nation that follows God and is a blessing to 

the nations of the earth. 

• Pray for harmony and peace during and after elections, and for the 

safety of all candidates, officials and voters during the entire 

elections. 

• We ask God to overrule and stop any attempt at stirring up 

violence and rioting before, during and after the elections, and 

that peace and harmony will prevail for the well-being of all 

communities and for the nation. 

• Pray that the powers of darkness will be bound and have no 

freedom to advance the cause of evil, injustice, and extremisms of 

various forms during the election. 

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PRAYER AT NATIONAL & STATE LEVEL 

"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people." 

~ Proverbs 14:34 

1. Pray that the man and woman of righteousness, the person of God's 

choosing, will be elected in every parliamentary seat and every 

office at the state [ADUN – Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri] level. 

2. Pray that every appointment as state, city and town councilors, 

members of Parliament, senator, mayor, minister and to the office 

of the Prime Minister, will also be persons of God’s choosing, men 

and women who uphold truth, justice and righteousness. 

3. Pray for the formation of a government that respects people’s 

rights, upholds justice, incorruptibility, ethics and freedom to 

believe. 

4. Pray for the formation of a government that upholds good 

stewardship, quality education, and wise management of national 

debt. 

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PRAYER AT NATIONAL & STATE LEVEL (Cont’d) 

"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people." 

~ Proverbs 14:34 

5. Pray for the election of men and women who are peacemakers able 

to foster unity, reconciliation and prosperity for all. 

6. Pray for men and women of righteousness to be elected who possess 

the moral and political will to implement the breaking of 

institutionalized racism, oppression of indigenous peoples and 

mistreatment of migrants and refugees. 

7. Pray against the election of any extremists of any kind who incite 

hatred and mischief and all forms of racial and religious divide. 

8. Pray for members of the media, that they will publish news truthfully 

and with integrity, provide factual information and provide equal 

opportunity for all political parties to speak of their manifesto. Pray 

for unity-forming opinions to be delivered by the media – that they 

will choose to play a key role in peace and reconciliation, and not to 

stir up hatred or submit to rumour-mongering. 

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PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH 

"The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this." ~ Isaiah 9:7 

1. Pray that the Church will be fully awakened, engaged and 

empowered during this critical season and understand the 

urgency and importance of this election and its implications for 

the advancement of God's purposes in our nation and around the 

world. 

2. Pray for a zealousness to uphold God’s name and His glory to be 

lifted up in this nation. 

3. Pray for the Church to be united, and to show love for one another 

during this season of prayer. 

4. Pray for the Church to be a good corporate citizen, and encourage 

all members to do their national duty to vote and participate in 

the nation-building process. 

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PRAYER FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS 

AND SECURITY OFFICERS 

"The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his 

delight." ~ Proverbs 11:1 

1. Pray that every official involved in the election process – 

including the election officials, appointees, police, RELA and 

army - will serve with honesty and integrity of heart. Pray that 

they will exercise wisdom and act justly during the course of 

the campaigning, and uphold peace and order until after the 

elections are over. 

2. Pray also for all elections officials, including polling and 

counting agents, as well as election observers, to serve 

diligently and honourably, ensuring accuracy and integrity in 

the entire election process. 

3. Pray that the security forces will be impartial and provide 

protection towards all political parties, act fairly and maintain 

peace in the nation. 

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PRAYER FOR VOTERS 

"And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and 

understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the 

fear of the Lord. And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge 

by what his eyes see, or decide ... by what his ears hear.” ~ Isaiah 11:2-3 

1. Pray that each citizen will be convicted to vote for the man and 

woman of righteousness, the person of God's choosing. 

2. Pray for every Christian voter to exercise his stewardship in 

nation building and duty to the country by coming to vote. 

3. Pray that God's Spirit will overshadow each one as he or she 

makes a decision when casting their vote. 

4. Pray for a spirit of wisdom, discernment and courage to fall on 

every voter, and not be unduly affected or inuenced by 

irresponsible parties bent on distorting truth or cause fear, or fall 

prey to rumours, lies or money. Pray for a spirit of justice, for 

courage, and for love of the nation to be impressed on every 

heart queuing to vote on polling day. 

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PRAYER FOR PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES 

• There are 222 parliamentary constituencies up for contest this 

GE13. The following parliamentary constituencies are divided 

according to states which are provided in this section. 

• We encourage you to pray for righteous men and women to be 

raised in this GE13, by doing the following: 

1. Cover your own state and the various constituencies in your 

state in prayer; 

2. Adopt one state which is not your own to pray for; 

3. Pray for constituencies in Sabah and/or Sarawak; 

4. Pray for the constituencies in the Federal Territories of Kuala 

Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, where the Federal 

Government sits. 

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PRAYER FOR STATE CONSTITUENCIES 

• There are 13 state governments in Malaysia. Usually state 

government elections are held alongside parliamentary elections. 

However, in GE13, only 12 states are up for contest, i.e. Sarawak 

state is excluded. 

• Currently, of the 13 state governments, 4 are controlled by 

Pakatan Rakyat - Selangor, Penang, Kedah and Kelantan - Selangor 

and Penang being the richest states per capita in Malaysia. 

• We encourage you to pray for righteous men and women to be 

raised in this GE13 in every state government, so that state 

resources can be managed for the benet of the people wisely and 

with integrity, and that the people will be cared for justly. 

• Please mobilise prayer in the following manner – 

1. Cover your own state and the various constituencies in your 

state in prayer; 

2. Adopt one state which is not your own to pray for; 

3. Uphold Sabah and/or Sarawak; 

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SECTION 3 

APPENDICES 

ELECTION INFORMATION 

TO AID INFORMED PRAYER 

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STATE GOVERNMENTS IN MALAYSIA 

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RESULTS MAP OF PARLIAMENTARY RESULTS IN 

GE12 IN 2008 

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GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS THROUGH THE YEARS 

Chart 1: On 100% stacked basis 

No of Seats Won (%) 

100% 

80% 

60% 

40% 

20% 

0% 

Chart 2: Actual no. of seats won 

No of Seats Won 

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

0 

30 15 49 

19 24 22 29 53 

30 45 

74 89 95 135 130 132 148 127 162 148 198 140 

Barisan Nasional Opposition 

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82 

2/3 Majority 

** Excludes Sabah & Sarawak 

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GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS THROUGH THE YEARS 

Chart 3: On Popular Votes Basis 

% Popular Vote 

70 

60 

50 

40 

30 

20 

10 

0 

Election Year 

GOVT OPPOSITION 

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Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya 

WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR & PUTRAJAYA 

Komposisi Pemilih Kategori Pemilih 

Komposisi Peratusan Jumlah 

Cina 51.42% 410,969 

India 10.51% 83,985 

BP Sabah 0.34% 2,755 

BP Sarawak 0.36% 2,913 

Orang Asli 0.02% 121 

Lain-lain 0.73% 5,864 

799,266 

Bilangan Petugas 

Melayu 36.62% 292,659 

Jumlah Saluran 

1349 

Jumlah Pusat Mengundi 

209 

Jumlah Pusat Mengundi Awal 

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1 Pegawai Pengurus 12 

2 Penolong Pegawai Pengurus 32 

3 Ketua Pasukan Penguat Kuasa Kempen Pilihan Raya 24 

4 Ahli PP-KPR 39 

5 Pembantu Pilihan Raya 42 

6 Kerani PP-KPR 36 

7 Kerani Pembantu Pilihan Raya 74 

8 Penyelia Pusat Mengundi 230 

9 Ketua Tempat Mengundi 1,349 

10 Kerani Pengundian Mengira Undi 5,396 

11 Kerani Penyemak Daftar Pemilih 1,320 

12 Kerani Undi Pos 328 

13 Pemandu Arah Pusat Mengundi (PAPM) 1,239 

14 Penyambut Tetamu 36 

15 Jurutaip 48 

16 Pemandu 24 

17 Buruh 204 

Jumlah 10,433 

Source: The Elections Commission of Malaysia 

Jumlah Parlimen 

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Jumlah Dewan Undangan Negeri 

TIADA 

Pemilih Biasa 758,026 

Pengundi Awal (Tentera) 24,979 

Pengundi Awal (Polis) 15,845 

Pengundi Tidak Hadir (Luar Negara) 416 

Jumlah 799,266 

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Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya 


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Terengganu 

NEGERI TERENGGANU 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Terengganu 

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NEGERI SELANGOR 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Selangor 

Pemilih Tidak Hadir (Luar Negara) 

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Selangor 

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NEGERI SARAWAK 

Sarawak 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Sarawak 

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Sabah & Labuan 

NEGERI SABAH & LABUAN 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Sabah & Labuan 

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PULAU PINANG 

Penang 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Penang 

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NEGERI PERLIS 

Perlis 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Perlis 

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NEGERI PERAK 

Perak 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Perak 

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NEGERI PAHANG 

Pahang 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Pahang 

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NEGERI SEMBILAN 

Negri Sembilan 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Negri Sembilan 

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NEGERI MELAKA 

Melaka 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Melaka 

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NEGERI KELANTAN 

Kelantan 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Kelantan 

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NEGERI KEDAH 

Kedah 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Kedah 

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NEGERI JOHOR 

Johor 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Johor 

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SECTION 3 

APPENDICES 

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO VOTING 

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DO YOU KNOW 

WHERE’S YOUR 

CONSTITUENCY? 

• http://www.pru13.gov.my 

• http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/ 

DaftarjBM.aspx 

• SMS: Type SPR SEMAK and send to 15888. 

• Find out which STATE 

(DUN – DEWAN 

UNDANGAN NEGERI) and 

PARLIAMENTARY 

constituency you will be 

voting in. 

To: 15888 

New message: 

SPR SEMAK 

send 

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WRITE THE DETAILS OF 

YOUR CONSTITUENCY 

HERE! 

• Once you know which 

constituency you fall 

under, do the following: 

• Find out the contenders 

for both the MP and 

ADUN – get to know 

their background and 

details 

• Pray for God’s leading 

on the man or woman of 

righteousness of His 

choice for your 

constituency 

• Pray for your state and 

parliamentary 

constituencies 

• DON’T FORGET TO VOTE 

ON POLLING DAY! 

My Constituency: 

Parliament: 

P____ _____________ 

State: 

N____ _____________ 

Voting Centre: 

___________________ 

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Pray for Peace and Integrity in the Election 

Process at the Voting Centres 


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USE OF INDELIBLE INK 

GE13 will see the introduction of 

indelible ink for the rst time, which 

will see the use of the indelible ink 

to put a marking of the left index 

nger of the voter before being 

given the ballot paper. Its use is to 

prevent repeated voting. 

This procedure will happen only 

when inside the polling station and 

will be done by the polling clerk 

before you are given the ballot 

paper. 

DO NOT allow anyone to put the ink 

on your nger prior to entering the 

polling station of your voting centre 

to cast your ballot. 

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BALLOT PAPERS 

All voters will be given two ballot 

papers – one for parliamentary 

a n d a n o t h e r f o r s t a t e 

constituency, with the exception 

for federal territories and Sarawak, 

which will only have one ballot 

paper for parliamentary elections 

only. 

DO NOT let your vote become a 

spoilt vote by putting in wrong 

markings. PENS will be provided 

(no longer pencils). Mark an “X” 

CLEARLY in the box provided for 

the party you wish to vote for. 

DO NOT let the voting clerk put 

markings on your ballot paper, or 

accidentally stain the ballot paper 

with indelible ink from your nger, 

as this could result in a spoilt vote. 

Caption: Samples of the ballot paper 

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VOLUNTEER AS ELECTION OBSERVERS 

• The following NGOs have been accredited by the Elections 

Commission as independent observers: 

• the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS); 

• Merdeka Centre; 

• Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (Asli); 

• Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M); 

• Association for the Promotion of Human Rights (Proham). 

• Among others participating as independent elections observers 

are Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections (MAFREL) and Pemantau 

Pilihan Raya Rakyat (PEMANTAU) 

• We encourage all Christians to be actively participating in the 

election process by also volunteering for any of these 

organisations. Bring your smartphones along on polling day to 

help video or take pictures and send directly to these 

organisations in your reporting and monitoring. 

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PRAYERUNITED 

Prayer United is a movement of 

the leading prayer networks, 

denominational prayer 

networks and pastors’ 

fellowships in the nation. 

JOINT SECRETARIES: 

Chrisanne Chin (CCM) 

Andy Chi (NECF) 

Kindly contact your immediate prayer network for assistance or queries. For 

further matters, please contact the Prayer United Secretariat at 

247prayer.my@gmail.com. 

If you require any other support, please contact: 

Chrisanne Chin | +6012-2376102 | 

chrisanne.chin@gmail.com 

NETWORKS IN PRAYER UNITED: 

(in alphabetical order) 

1. 24-7 Prayer Malaysia 

2. AG Prayer Commission 

3. Council of Churches of Malaysia (Youth 

Network) 

4. Kota Kinabalu Pastors’ Fellowship 

5. Kuching Ministers’ Fellowship 

6. Methodist Church Prayer Network 

7. Malaysia National Prayer Nurturing 

8. NECF Prayer Commission 

9. Penang Ministers’ Fellowship 

"Your kingdom come, your will be 

done, on earth as it is in heaven." 

~ Matthew 6:10 (ESV) 

Rev Andy Chi| +6016-2030561 | 

andy@necf.org.my 

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