Johor police have opened three investigation papers following seven election-related reports received since nomination day on June 27. The probes involve alleged offences of mischief by fire or explosives, mischief, and seditious conduct linked to communications network misuse, according to police statements issued on June 29 [1, 2]. Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said, "Since nomination day on Saturday (June 27) until yesterday, we have received seven Johor state election-related police reports. We will intensify security control and monitoring across all constituencies to ensure every (election) process runs smoothly, orderly and safely. So far, no incidents affecting public order have been reported." [1] He added that "Strict action will be taken against any party found violating the law." [2]

To safeguard the election process across the state, police deployed 3,903 personnel, including 544 officers, 3,247 rank-and-file personnel, and 112 civilian staff. Authorities ramped up social media monitoring to combat fake news, unverified information, and provocative or seditious content during the campaign period [1, 2]. By June 29, officials had received 420 campaign permit applications, approving 414 of them.

The Election Commission (EC) issued 24,677 postal ballot papers for the 16th Johor state election across all 56 constituencies. These ballots include 23,288 under Form 1A for election officials, police, armed forces, media practitioners; 1,044 under Form 1B for Malaysians residing overseas; and 345 under Form 1C for agencies and organisations [3, 4]. EC secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus said, "The issuance of postal ballots was carried out in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Elections (Postal Voting) Regulations 2003." He reminded voters that "The completed postal ballots must reach the relevant Returning Officer no later than 5 pm on polling day, July 11, for them to be counted." The EC also warned voters to protect ballot secrecy by not photographing or sharing completed ballots [4].

A total of 172 candidates are contesting in the Johor state election, with early voting scheduled for July 7 and the main polling day set for July 11 [4]. The police described the overall security situation during the campaign as calm and under control, with no incidents affecting public order reported to date [1, 2].