THE Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) proposes that the electoral management body in Malaysia be split into three commissions with different jurisdictions and autonomies. This is so that electoral management can be implemented more efficiently, effectively and independently.
Currently, the Election Commission (EC) bears all the workload of the electoral conduct, such as voter registration, constituency delimitation, as well as the conduct of elections, such as nomination and enforcement of the Election Offences Act with assistance from other agencies such as the Royal Malaysian Police.
This proposal is made based on a research report entitled Three Is Better Than One: Institutional Reforms for Electoral Management in Malaysia. This study was conducted by Chan Tsu Chong and commissioned by Bersih 2.0.