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JOHOR BAHRU<\/span> \u2013 Johor goes to the polls on July 11, with the upcoming 16th state election<\/span><\/a> seen as an important precursor to national polls in Malaysia.<\/p>\n There will be 56 seats contested in the state legislative assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri, or DUN, in Malay) of Malaysia\u2019s southern state, with 2.7 million eligible voters in the Johor electorate \u2013 including those who live and work in Singapore.<\/p>\n An Election Commission spokesperson confirmed to The Straits Times that Johoreans in Singapore who have not applied for a postal vote by June 19 will need to physically head to their respective polling stations to cast their votes.<\/p>\n But not to worry, as Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told reporters on June 27 that the priority is to ensure that there are no traffic or checkpoint disruptions on July 11.<\/p>\n He said his ministry and the Malaysian Immigration Department have been instructed to be prepared in the event of a system disruption at the checkpoints that would lead to congestion. He also acknowledged the potential inconvenience for Johoreans working in Singapore who plan to return that weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are putting every safeguard in place to avoid problems on July 11. But we are not taking any chances. We have Plan A and Plan B ready to go. That is the directive I have given to the ministry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what eligible Malaysian voters need to know ahead of Polling Day on July 11:<\/p>\n Your physical MyKad. If you cannot locate your blue identification card, your Malaysian passport or driving licence can also be used for identification purposes at the polling centres.<\/p>\n Eligible voters 18 years old and above should check the official Election Commission website here<\/span><\/a> for their voting status.<\/p>\n By keying in their MyKad number, Malaysians can access their assigned polling station, the district they are voting in as well as the Parliament seat it belongs to.<\/p>\n Eligible voters will also be allocated an \u201cencouraged voting time slot\u201d. Polling booths will be open from 8am to 6pm.<\/p>\n Voters should be aware of the candidates and their parties contesting to represent them in their respective state legislative assembly seats (DUN). They can check their respective candidates, who sealed their nominations on June 27, here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Voters should not wear clothing or accessories that display a candidate\u2019s name or their political party\u2019s logo within 50m of the voting centre.<\/p>\n Those who are deemed to adorning clothing items violating that rule face being banned from entering the centre to cast their vote.<\/p>\n With polling day falling on a Saturday, traffic from Singapore to Johor is expected to be heavy.<\/p>\n Saifuddin assured voters that the Border Control and Protection Agency will use its discretion to implement mitigation measures to facilitate faster border crossing, including the possibility of special lanes or other approaches.<\/p>\n Border crossers can check traffic on the Causeway and Second Link on jalanow.com<\/span><\/a>, the OneMotoring<\/span><\/a> website or through the Checkpoint.sg mobile app.<\/p>\n Peak hours for travellers heading into Johor are generally after 5pm on weekdays when Malaysian workers head home, and weekend mornings when day-trippers enter Johor.<\/p>\n