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me...
Dear
Sir/Mdm,
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REFINEMENTS TO OVERSEAS VOTING
REGISTRATION
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As you may be aware,
the Singapore Parliament recently passed the Parliamentary
Elections (Amendment) Bill 2008 which sought to introduce
refinements to the current law to facilitate more overseas
Singaporeans to participate in the Singapore
elections. The improvements include, among
others, liberalization of the qualifying criteria, extension of the
registration period and simplification of the registration
procedure for overseas electors. When the
changes become effective (which is expected early next year),
overseas Singaporeans whose names are in the Registers of Electors
in operation and who meet the revised qualifying criteria will be
able to apply for registration as overseas electors online via our
website (http://www.elections.gov.sg) at any time, except during
the election period.
To find out more about
the changes and how it will affect you, you can read the online
brochure which is attached. Alternatively, you
can visit our website at http://www.elections.gov.sg and go to
sub-directories: Overseas Voting and Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQs) for more
information.
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To ensure that you are
eligible for registration as an overseas elector, do make sure that
you have a Singapore address registered with the Immigration &
Checkpoint Authority (ICA) by 31 December
2008. The Singapore address is required
so that your name can be inserted or retained in the Register of
Electors of a constituency when the Registers of Electors are
revised. An overseas Singaporean who has changed
to an overseas address may register a Singapore contact address
with ICA for this purpose. You may visit the ICA
website at http://www.ica.gov.sg for more information on how to
register a Singapore contact address. Besides, your
Singpass will be required when you apply for
registration as overseas elector online via our
website. You may submit an online application
for your Singpass via the Singpass website at
http://www.singpass.gov.sg.
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If you have further
queries, please contact us at [email protected] or
1800-222-1808.