April 18, 2011 23:46 PM
Registration Of New Voters To Be Focus Of Umno Divisional Meetings
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) -- The registration of new voters, especially among Umno members and other young people, is expected to be the focus when 191 Umno divisions hold their respective annual meetings between this May 1 and June 15.
Party secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tenku Mansor said more than 20,000 Umno branches already held their annual meeting until April 17.
He hoped the divisions would scrutinise their membership list to ensure that those aged 21 and above and eligible to vote, would immediately register as voters.
"The Umno membership is open to those aged 18 and above, so we hope the divisions and branches will get them to register as voters," he told Bernama, here.
He also wants the party which has 3.35 million members to hold more programmes at the divisional level, so as to get close to the people and to explain the 1Malaysia concept.
Tengku Adnan said all Umno members must also understand the new process of choosing the party's leadership to ensure a smooth party election expected in 2012.
He said the party would be using the best method in explaining to members, the party's new election process following amendments to the party constitution in 2009.
On the proposal to organise election trial runs at the branch and divisional levels this year, Tengku Adnan said so far, the matter had not been decided.
However, he was confident that the troubles that erupted during the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) elections last year would not happen in Umno.
"The difference between us and PKR or any other opposition party is that, we are a very structured party. The foundation is already there and we just follow," he said.
The Umno general assembly in October 2009 passed seven amendments to the party constitution, including increasing the number of delegates to choose the party's top leadership to 146,500 from 2,500.
The amendments also abolished the membership quota system, allowing the wings' leaders to accept new members to as to speed up the membership recruitment process, and also gave automatic delegate status to the divisional secretaries to attend the party's annual general assemblies.
However, last December Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that the branch, divisional and party Supreme Council elections scheduled for this year be postponed by 18 months.
This is for Umno to focus on efforts to restore and strengthen the party based on the New Political Model, to ensure Umno remains relevant and the main pillar of the ruling government.
-- BERNAMA
Party secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tenku Mansor said more than 20,000 Umno branches already held their annual meeting until April 17.
He hoped the divisions would scrutinise their membership list to ensure that those aged 21 and above and eligible to vote, would immediately register as voters.
"The Umno membership is open to those aged 18 and above, so we hope the divisions and branches will get them to register as voters," he told Bernama, here.
He also wants the party which has 3.35 million members to hold more programmes at the divisional level, so as to get close to the people and to explain the 1Malaysia concept.
Tengku Adnan said all Umno members must also understand the new process of choosing the party's leadership to ensure a smooth party election expected in 2012.
He said the party would be using the best method in explaining to members, the party's new election process following amendments to the party constitution in 2009.
On the proposal to organise election trial runs at the branch and divisional levels this year, Tengku Adnan said so far, the matter had not been decided.
However, he was confident that the troubles that erupted during the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) elections last year would not happen in Umno.
"The difference between us and PKR or any other opposition party is that, we are a very structured party. The foundation is already there and we just follow," he said.
The Umno general assembly in October 2009 passed seven amendments to the party constitution, including increasing the number of delegates to choose the party's top leadership to 146,500 from 2,500.
The amendments also abolished the membership quota system, allowing the wings' leaders to accept new members to as to speed up the membership recruitment process, and also gave automatic delegate status to the divisional secretaries to attend the party's annual general assemblies.
However, last December Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that the branch, divisional and party Supreme Council elections scheduled for this year be postponed by 18 months.
This is for Umno to focus on efforts to restore and strengthen the party based on the New Political Model, to ensure Umno remains relevant and the main pillar of the ruling government.
-- BERNAMA
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