Elections Dept identifies 1,400 premises for polling
& vote counting
By S Ramesh | Posted: 07 June
2010 1935 hrs
SINGAPORE : Singapore's Elections Department is looking at
some 1,400 premises islandwide for use as polling and counting
centres for the next general election and Presidential
Election.
Responding to MediaCorp, a spokesman said the department will use
mainly community centres, HDB void decks and schools as polling
stations.
Some government buildings have also been earmarked for such use.
They include the Ministry of Manpower Building, URA Building and
Institutes of Technical Education (ITEs).
Meanwhile, nearly 21,500 public officers have been trained as
election officers thus far.
The spokesman said 1,000 have been trained as assistant returning
officers, 16,500 as presiding officers and 4,000 as counting
assistants.
Singapore's next general election is due by February 2012, while
the Presidential Election is due by August next year.
- CNA/al
