Bar Council Forum on Redelineation on Sat 8th Jun 9:30am - 5:30am

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Py Wong

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Jun 4, 2013, 12:57:17 AM6/4/13

Fellow members,

The Bar Council has invited us to make a presentation this Sat 8th June at their Wisma Bar Council. You are welcome to attend. Please contact direct to Anusha Gopala Krishnan 03-20502097, Anusha Gopala Krishnan <anu...@malaysianbar.org.my>

If you are interested, you have to apply immediately.

Those who are interested to join the Delimination Team on redelineation should attend and then me at the forum later. For details, see http://bit.ly/SPRDeliminationForum & http://bit.ly/SPRDelimitation13thSchedule

Please understand that this will be a sub-committee under the International Electoral Reform Team known as BERES.

Regards,

PY Wong

012-214 9322

pyw...@tindakmalaysia.com

Skype: pywong1950,

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From: Anusha Gopala Krishnan <anu...@malaysianbar.org.my>
Date: Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 11:02 AM
Subject: Invitation Letter to be a speaker at the Post Election Series Seminar- Forum
To: pyw...@tindakmalaysia.com

Dear Mr. Wong Piang Yow,

I hope this email finds you well.

By way of introduction, I am Anusha and I am the officer in charge of
the Constitutional Law Committee and the said committee will be
organizing an event entitled Post Election Series: Constituency
Delineation - Knowing where to draw the lines.

The Bar Council would like to invite you to be a speaker at the said
event. We would be grateful if you could kindly confirm your
attendance by 4 June 2013.

Please kindly find attached the formal invitation letter for your
attention and further action.

Your kind support is greatly appreciated.

Many thanks.

Best regards,
Anusha Gopala Krishan
Officer

Inivitation Letter to PY Wong.pdf

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Py Wong

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Jun 4, 2013, 7:41:18 AM6/4/13

Bar Council Circular on Post-Election Series Seminar:

Constituency Delineation — Knowing Where to Draw the Lines

I will speak on:

Significance of public participation in ensuring a fairer outcome of the delineation exercise, specifically on how proposed alterations can be challenged by members of the public;

There are a few possibilities: Refer to Federal Constitution Thirteenth Schedule.

There can be no increase or decrease in no. of seats (Parliament or State) unless the Govt has 2/3 majority in Parliament.

The EC may chose to redelineate or not to redelineate.

If the EC chose to redelineate, the public, if they gather 100 electors in that constituency, can raise objections to whatever changes put up by the EC. However, there can be a maximum of 2 hearings only.

If the EC chose not to redelineate and if the public feels aggrieved over this, it is not clear if they have any recourse to challenge the EC's lack of action. I bet you if they can get away with it, they will chose this route, especially when they have civil society watching over them like a hawk.

What do we need to do?

1. 1 volunteer for 4 Constituencies. We need 60 volunteers.

2. Identify at least 100 electors per Constituency in readiness for objection.

Those of you who are interested take part in the Delimination exercise, please contact the Delimitation sub-committee: Secretary - Mea Foon Wong <mae...@gmail.com>, or

Team Leader - Yong Tzann Eng <tzan...@gmail.com>,

We intend to start ASAP and complete by Dec 2013.