Kota Siputeh seat issue 'puts EC on firing line'
ALOR STAR: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak said the decision by the Election Commission on the status of the Kota Siputeh state seat will have a big impact on its credibility.
The issue came about after the incumbent Datuk Abu Hassan Sarif, of Barisan Nasional, was absent from two consecutive state assembly meetings.
Under Section 51 of the state constitution, an assemblyman who did so without the consent of the speaker should vacate his seat.
It was reported that the EC would hold a special meeting today to decide whether or not the seat should be declared vacant.
Azizan said according to the state constitution, Kedah assembly Speaker Datuk Dr Abdul Isa Ismail could have declared the seat vacant, but to ensure that the case would not lead to a mess as has happened in Perak, the matter was referred to the EC. - + selanjutnya
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