Biometric is not the best solution
By Anthony Tay My name is Anthony Tay and I am a retiree in my 70s. I vote in Segambut and I am writing to express my concern regarding the new biometric system which is going to be implemented in the coming 13th General Election. This is because I have read in the papers that the Election Commission (EC) has announced that they are considering the usage of the biometric system to read the identity card of voters before allowing them to vote. However what is important to note is that the biometric system does not in anyway detect multiple voting. It just reads the identity card only. Period. The Federal Government has given full support to this so-called advanced and sophisticated system despite its obvious flaws. This being the case, the issue of multiple-voting has been totally ignored. Multiple-voting is the greatest crime of all as it is against the democratic process because it nullifies the one person-one vote formula. To be frank, at first I was sceptical of Bersih's demands...