The coming 12 th General election is a project even though it is repeated every 4 or 5 years.It is a one day event that needs months of planning and every GE is different from the previous GE in terms of electorates,constituencies,candidates,rules and procedures.For this coming GE,it was reported that the Election Commission has a budget of RM200millions! This is one of the costs to maintain a democratic.IMHO,it is cheaper than not having a democratic system of government.
About 30 year ago I was ARO for a constituency in Kelantan when I was a JKR engineer.My experience showed that anything can happen on the election day.Most of the election workers are quite experience to operate the election station.The troubles only come from some voters who are emotional and some party workers who can get carried away in their zest to win the election.
From the project management perspective,more attention and efforts must be paid into risk management especially in the area of logistics and security.
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