Singapore legislation
Section 99
Section 99
Votes to be struck off at scrutiny
(1)
On a scrutiny at the hearing of an application under section 90, only the following votes are to be struck off:
the vote of any person whose name was not on the register of electors assigned to the polling station at which the vote was recorded or who has not been authorised to vote at the station under section 39;
the vote of any person whose vote was procured by bribery, treating or undue influence;
the vote of any person who committed or procured the commission of personation at the election;
where the election was a general election, the vote of any person proved to have voted at the general election in more than one electoral division;
the vote of any person, who, by reason of a conviction of a corrupt or illegal practice or by reason of the report of an Election Judge, or by reason of his or her conviction of an offence under section 55, was incapable of voting at the election;
votes given for a disqualified candidate or group of candidates by a voter knowing that the candidate, or any candidate in that group, as the case may be, was disqualified or the facts causing the disqualification, or after sufficient public notice of the disqualification, or when the disqualification or the facts causing it were notorious.
(2)
The vote of a registered elector must not, except in the case specified in subsection (1)(e), be struck off at a scrutiny by reason only of the voter not having been or not being qualified to have his or her name entered in the register of electors.
(3)
On a scrutiny, any tendered vote that is proved to be a valid vote must be added to the poll if any party to the application under section 90 applies for that vote to be so added.