FatwaFederal TerritoriesGovernance & Administration
BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-126 : HUKUM MEROSAKKAN UNDI
What is the Islamic ruling on spoiling one's vote or deliberately casting a spoilt ballot in an election?
Short answer
This Bayan Linnas defines a spoilt vote as a ballot paper rejected by the Election Commission from the count of valid votes, whether done intentionally or not.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Bayan Linnas
- Topic
- Governance & Administration
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
This Bayan Linnas defines a spoilt vote as a ballot paper rejected by the Election Commission from the count of valid votes, whether done intentionally or not. It identifies three situations in which a person's vote is not counted: failing to register despite being eligible, deliberately not voting after registering, and spoiling the ballot paper at the polling station. The author holds that all three situations are close in status to the ruling on spoiling a vote. The discussion also examines whether voting is merely a right under Article 119 of the Federal Constitution and the principles of the Rukun Negara.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kami berpendapat ketiga-tiga cara ini kedudukannya adalah hampir sama dengan hukum merosakkan undi.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-126 : HUKUM MEROSAKKAN UNDI”, 12 February 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/bayan-linnas/2293-bayan-linnas-siri-ke-126-hukum-merosakkan-undi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-spoiling-votes-in-elections/