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===Malaysia=== In [[Malaysia]], opposition leader and former deputy prime minister [[Anwar Ibrahim]] alleged that postal votes have been used by the ruling [[Barisan Nasional]] coalition in securing seats in certain constituencies.<ref>{{cite news|work=ABC News|date=March 3, 2008|title=Malaysian oppn accuse govt of postal vote fraud|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/03/2177581.htm|access-date=2008-04-24|archive-date=2020-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730190546/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-03-03/malaysian-oppn-accuse-govt-of-postal-vote-fraud/1059666|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also said that in one particular constituency (Setiawangsa), he claimed that his [[Parti Keadilan Rakyat]] had actually won during the [[2008 Malaysian general election|2008 elections]], before 14,000 postal votes came in awarding the incumbent BN parliamentarian the seat with a majority of 8,000 votes.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Sun (Malaysia)|date=March 27, 2008|title=One foot in the door|url=http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/news_features/one_foot_in_the_door.html|access-date=2008-04-24|archive-date=2020-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730163547/https://www.malaysianbar.org.my/|url-status=live}}</ref> In Malaysia, only teachers, military personnel, and policemen based away from their constituencies are eligible to submit postal votes.
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