00:00A woman was allowed to cast her ballot outside her designated polling room after informing election workers she was unable
00:08to climb the stairs.
00:10Election workers verified her details before bringing the ballot paper and indelible ink to the ground floor where she voted
00:17in private with polling agents present.
00:20An election official says the arrangement complied with election commission procedures because the entire voting process took place within the
00:29polling station compound.
00:31The scene was one of several voter moments across Johor as polling got underway despite wet weather in some areas.
00:39In Maharani, rain did not stop Usaini Mohamed Yusuf from arriving early to cast this ballot.
00:45The 52-year-old, who had both legs amputated, says he hopes the winning candidate will pay attention to the
00:53needs and welfare of persons with disabilities.
00:57First-time voters were not the only ones eager to vote as Noor Azman Nayyan, 63, and his wife Noor
01:04Hahayati Selahuddin, 59,
01:06turned up early to avoid long queues and said they had never missed an election.
01:12Mother and daughter Bibi Mahmud, 69, and Noorani Ibn Masuda, 31, also left Melaka at 6 a.m. so they
01:20could be among the first to vote in Maharani.
01:23Another voter, Jasmine C, 38, urged young Malaysians to cast their ballots and choose a representative who could serve the
01:32people well.
01:34Hanyu Jo, FMT.
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