PUTRAJAYA, Sept 12 — A DAP leader has asked for immediate electoral reforms as evidence of postal voter irregularities and discrepancies according to him are piling up.

Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth (DAPSY) chairman Anthony Loke Siew Fook claimed today the problem is nationwide.

“The discrepancies mentioned of spouses registered as postal voters using male IC numbers are not only in Rasah, but I believe all over the country. They happen everywhere,” the Rasah MP.

He spoke to reporters after submitting the evidence to Election Commission (SPR)chairman, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Abdul Aziz bin Mohd Yusof at SPR headquarters this morning.

“We want to question SPR why such things happen. Before SPR justifies any registered voter they must first cross-check with JPN if the IC number is valid or not. This clearly shows it’s wrong,” he added.

Loke (picture) gave another instance of a woman officer in the army whose registered postal voter spouse was also a female.

“This means there’s a lesbian couple in the army,” he commented, prompting laughter from the reporters.

Loke believes the 100 names submitted today was only the tip of the iceberg and there are many cases as such in other constituencies.

“In Lobak within the Seremban parliament, there is one address that has 25 names (of registered voters).

This shows there are systematic ways of planting voters by irresponsible parties,” he said.

“I am disappointed the current SPR allows this to happen,” the MP added.

Loke also questioned the need of postal votes.

“Before this during the Emergency, postal voting was necessary but now the country is in an all peaceful situation, we question its rationale,” he said.

“There is no such necessary, but we call upon the postal voting process to be more transparent, instead they are making it opposite,” he added.

Loke pointed out that postal voting has always lacked transparency as they were handed out four to five days in advance compared to the two minutes a normal citizen is given to vote.

“Why are they given four to five days to decide, not one day? Where do the votes go in those few days?” he asked.

“The relatives and spouses all stay outside the army camp. Why the need to register them as postal voters?” he added.