Singapore to hold presidential election on Aug 27

lwflee SG

I think your information is outdated.

From: Government Consulation Panel Website

Title Allow overseas voting
Date of Feedback 5/12/2002

Dear Sir/Mdm,

Overseas voting should be allowed. This is long overdue for implementation. I believe this is a way of signalling to overseas Singaporeans that the government values their votes, as well as engaging them in Singapore's domestic developments.

It is ironic that Singaporeans are eligible to vote in the UK elections as resident Commonwealth citizens but do not enjoy the same right (not privilege) for their own country.

For your comment, please.

Date of Reply 10/12/2002
Dear contributor,

Please refer to your feedback on Overseas voting.

You may wish to know that overseas voting has been allowed. On 19 April 2001, Parliament passed legislation to provide for voting by Singapore Citizens abroad at designated overseas polling stations. The Singapore High Commission in London is one of the 5 overseas polling stations so designated. If not for the September 11 incident, we would have proceeded with overseas voting at the 2001 General Election held on 3 November last year.

The Elections Department is currently looking into increasing the number of overseas polling stations to allow more Singapore Citizens abroad to vote overseas at the future elections.

PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE

and

From:SG Gov't Elections Website

When you register to vote overseas, you will also be assigned by the Registration Officer to vote at one of the overseas polling stations located within Singapore’s High Commissions, Embassies or Consulates.

Not all of Singapore’s High Commissions, Embassies or Consulates have been designated as polling stations as many do not have the necessary security and/or numbers of personnel to conduct an election overseas.

You can check which is your Overseas Polling Station at this page by keying in your NRIC number *.

* This service is available only after the writ of election is issued.

Overseas Polling Stations will stay open for at least 4 hours for you to cast your vote. However, you must cast your vote overseas before Polling Day in Singapore ends. Polling Day and voting hours for voting overseas can therefore differ because of the time zones of the different overseas polling stations. The date and hours for voting at each overseas polling station will be available on this page immediately after the Writ of Election is issued.

Last Updated on: 01 Sep 2004

The list of overseas polling stations can be found here.

Lastly, how to register as an overseas voter?

Singapore will have overseas voting in future elections. Eligible Singapore Citizens who are working or residing overseas and wish to cast their votes at any of the overseas polling stations may apply to be registered as overseas electors.

Application for registration must be made by the submission of a duly completed and signed "Application To Be Overseas Elector" Form to Elections Department or any overseas registration centre. All applications must be submitted either in person or by registered post between 28 September 2004 and 18 October 2004 (my emphasis). Overseas Singapore Citizens who happen to be back in Singapore during the registration period may also apply for registration to be overseas electors at any inspection centre (for inspecting the Registers of Electors) in Singapore.

You may also logon here and follow the instructions on the computer screen to key in the information required for registration. After doing so, you can then print out the completed Application Form, sign it and send it together with a photocopy each of any supporting document you have, to Elections Department or any overseas registration centre by registered post within the registration period.

Printed application forms are available from Elections Department or any of the overseas registration centres, Contact Singapore Centre or Singapore Club, or inspection centres in Singapore.

For more information on registration to be overseas electors, you may refer to the set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
Last Updated on: 29 Sep 2004

ablazegal SG

absolutely. You have to register yourself. but there is absolutely NO option amongst the options a-g (or h, was it, I can't remember), for overseas Singaproeans who are not under a governement sponsorship or the like. Overseas students are overlooked.

gorby107 SG

They are Mr S R Nathan
Mr Ooi Boon Wee???
Mr Andrew Kuan (former JTC CFO)
Mr Unknown (nobody knows who is he even the media too)

lwflee SG

I can't find any reference to the relevent legislation (which i think reflects on the quality of Singapore government press releases Sad ). The closest i can find is this:

From SCC, July 2001.

A person must have been successfully registered as an overseas
elector before he can vote overseas. The basic requirement is
that the person must be entitled to have his named entered or
ratained in any Register of Electors for an electoral division.
In addition, he must satisfy any of the following qualifying
criteria :

a)
He is not resident in Singapore but has resided in Singapore
for an aggregate of 2 years during the period of 5 years immediately
preceding the prescribed date (which, as provided in the
Parliamentary Elections Act, "shall be 1st July or such other
date as the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette,
specify". Registration must be made within 21 days from the
prescribed date);
or

b)
He is :

i) A member of the SAF on full-time training or service outside
Singapore;

ii) A public officer or an employee of any public authority employed
in full-time service outside Singapore;

iii) A public officer or an employee of a public authority on
full-time training outside Singapore;

iv) A citizen of Singapore of not less than 21 years of age on
full-time training outside Singapore that is sponsored by
the Government or any public authority;

v) Employed outside Singapore by an international organization
of which Singapore is a member or any other body or
organisation designated by the President under Article 135
(1) (c) (ii) of the Singapore Constitution; or

vi) The spouse, or a parent, child or dependent of any person
referredto in (1) to (v) above and is living with that person.

So it appears that subject to certain residency requirements, SG citizens are allowed to register. Its only if you do not meet the requirements that an exception is made citizens overseas on govt business. [/quote]

Seriously, the govt MUST improve the quality of their press releases. Dunno what the fuck they are doing

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LinYu SG

Originally posted by gorby107:

They are [b]Mr S R Nathan
Mr Ooi Boon Wee???
Mr Andrew Kuan (former JTC CFO)
Mr Unknown (nobody knows who is he even the media too)[/b]

Err.. I tought it was croco. He confrim he had collected the application.

Laughing

LinYu SG

http://www2.ac-lille.fr/clg_stpol/images/Croco.JPG

CROCO for PRESIDENT

ablazegal SG

I dunno. I'm not too fond of online voting either. I think it's really subject to a lot of scrutiny and can be so easily manipulated. Then again, requiring me to go all the way to Canberra just to vote would be ridiculous - unless they're paying of course. But hey guess what! We don't need to vote - AGAIN!! Hip Hip HURRAH!

Yar Right.

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