The official press release:
FOR BOTH LOCAL AND FOREIGN MEDIA
PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2005
WRIT OF ELECTION
1 The Prime Minister has issued the Writ announcing 17 August
2005
as Nomination Day and the People’s Association, 9 Stadium
Link,
Singapore 397750 as the place for the nomination of
candidates.
2 Polling Day is on 27 August 2005. Polling Day will be a
public
holiday. Voting is compulsory.
3 Nomination Papers are now available at the office of the
Returning
Officer at Elections Department, 11 Prinsep Link, Singapore
187949
during normal office hours, until Nomination Day.
DEPOSIT BY CANDIDATES
4 The deposit payable by each candidate is S$37,500. It shall be
paid
either in cash or by a bank draft or a certified cheque. Payment
can be
made at the Accountant-General’s Department, 100 High Street,
#06-01,
The Treasury, Singapore 179434 or at the Nomination Centre on
Nomination Day.
CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY
5 Every candidate has to apply for a Certificate of Eligibility
from the
Presidential Elections Committee. The last day for the receipt
of
applications is 6 August 2005. Application forms can be obtained
from the
Secretary, Presidential Elections Committee, at Elections
Department.
6 The Certificate of Eligibility shall, for the purposes of
the
Presidential Election, certify that:
a. the Committee is satisfied that the person is a person of
integrity, good character and reputation; and
b. where the person states that he desires to contest the
election
by virtue of being qualified under Article 19(2)(g)(iv) of
the
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, that the Committee
is of the opinion that the person, having held office for a
period of not less than 3 years in such position of seniority
and responsibility in such organisation or department in the
public or private sector as described in Article 19(2)(g)(iv)
of
the Constitution, has such experience and ability in
administering and managing the financial affairs so as to
enable him to carry out effectively the functions and duties
of
the office of President.
POLITICAL DONATION CERTIFICATE
7 Every candidate shall submit, together with his nomination
paper
and Certificate of Eligibility and other necessary documents, a
Political
Donation Certificate issued by the Registrar of Political
Donations.
Application for the Certificate shall be made by submitting, in
person or
through an authorised representative, a pre-election donation
report and a
pre-election declaration to the Registrar of Political Donations at
his office
at Elections Department not later than 4.00pm on 13 August
2005.
8 The forms for the pre-election donation report (Form 3) and
declaration (Form 4) can be obtained from Elections Department
or
downloaded from its website at www.elections.gov.sg.
RETURNING OFFICER
9 The Returning Officer is Mr Tan Boon Huat who is the Chief
Executive Director of the People’ s Association.
PRIME MINISTER’ S OFFICE
3 August 2005
From SINGOV
Government Information Website, 03 Aug 2005.
