JOHOR BAHRU: The turnout for the 15th Johor state election was running at 40 per cent halfway through the voting process, as of 2 pm.
According to the Election Commission (EC), another polling centre at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Pulau Pemanggil in Mersing, which involved a channel for the Tenggaroh state seat, and has 100 eligible voters, was closed at 1 pm.
A total of 15 polling centres were closed at 2 pm, while 41 others will be closed at 4 pm. The remaining polling centres will be closed at 6 pm.
A Bernama check at the Mersing jetty, bags containing ballot papers from the Pulau Besar community hall polling centre for the Tenggaroh state seat, which was closed at 11 am, arrived at the jetty at about 1.20 pm, by speedboat.
The polling centre which has one channel for 34 eligible voters, was the first centre to close in the Johor state election. — Bernama