Singapore General Elections 2006
From Jan 17 2006, Singaporeans can check whether their name is on the list of eligible voters, while those overseas can start registering to vote. The checking process is meant to finalise an accurate register of Singaporeans aged at least 21 who are qualified to vote in the upcoming General Election.
Those in Singapore have until Jan 30 to confirm their personal details, submit their names if they are not on the list, and object to those listed as eligible voters. They can view the register at the Elections Department, which is at 11 Prinsep Link, during office hours. They can also do so at 104 community centres and clubs across the island from 6pm to 9pm on weekdays, and 3pm to 7pm on Saturdays. They can also log on to www.elections.gov.sg, or www.ecitizen.gov.sg to see if they are on the list.
Preparations are also underway for overseas voting to take place for the first time. It was scrapped in the 2001 polls due to security concerns after the Sept 11 terror attacks on the United States.
To register, overseas citizens must submit an application form to the Elections Department, or to registration centres in eight foreign cities. The forms are available there, or online at the department's website. The eight locations are at Singapore's diplomatic missions in Canberra, London, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, San Francisco and Washington. The deadline to apply is Feb 6.
The register will be certified once overseas voter registration is completed. Since the 1980 GE, the time lag between the opening of the register to polling day has lasted from 25 days to over seven months. But a more definitive sign that an election is around the corner is likely to be the release of the Electoral Boundaries Review Report, which demarcates the wards. In the 2001 polls, it was made public on Oct 17, with polling day falling on Nov 3.
Those in Singapore have until Jan 30 to confirm their personal details, submit their names if they are not on the list, and object to those listed as eligible voters. They can view the register at the Elections Department, which is at 11 Prinsep Link, during office hours. They can also do so at 104 community centres and clubs across the island from 6pm to 9pm on weekdays, and 3pm to 7pm on Saturdays. They can also log on to www.elections.gov.sg, or www.ecitizen.gov.sg to see if they are on the list.
Preparations are also underway for overseas voting to take place for the first time. It was scrapped in the 2001 polls due to security concerns after the Sept 11 terror attacks on the United States.
To register, overseas citizens must submit an application form to the Elections Department, or to registration centres in eight foreign cities. The forms are available there, or online at the department's website. The eight locations are at Singapore's diplomatic missions in Canberra, London, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, San Francisco and Washington. The deadline to apply is Feb 6.
The register will be certified once overseas voter registration is completed. Since the 1980 GE, the time lag between the opening of the register to polling day has lasted from 25 days to over seven months. But a more definitive sign that an election is around the corner is likely to be the release of the Electoral Boundaries Review Report, which demarcates the wards. In the 2001 polls, it was made public on Oct 17, with polling day falling on Nov 3.
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