The upcoming Johor snap polls will become the first election in which Undi18 and automatic voter registration will come into effect, with the Election Commission (EC) estimating a 30 percent increase in new voters in the state.

This significant increase in new voters, especially the new demographic of young voters between the ages of 18 to 21 years old, was expected to have important implications for the Johor snap polls.

But this is only if these new voters turn up...