Clause 21

Every elector shall record his vote in the electoral division for which he is registered.

The Superintendent shall, at the close of the referendum, prepare a list of the numbers, names and descriptions as stated in the register of electors of such electors as have failed to vote at the referendum and certify the list under his hand.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of section 26 of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the Superintendent to break the seals of packets containing the marked copies of the registers of electors and to inspect and retain such copies for the purpose of preparing the list referred to in subsection (2) of this section and of any inquiries connected therewith.

The list prepared by the Superintendent under the provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall be forwarded by the Superintendent to the Registration Officer appointed under the provisions of section 3 of the Singapore Legislative Assembly Elections Ordinance (Cap. 53), hereinafter in this Ordinance referred to as the “Registration Officer”.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Ordinance, the Registration Officer shall on receipt of such list cause the names of all persons appearing in the list to be expunged from the register of electors.

The Registration Officer shall give notice in the Gazette that such list has been received by him from the Superintendent and that such list or copies thereof are open for inspection at all reasonable hours of the day at the office of the Registration Officer and at such other place or places in each electoral division as may be specified in such notice.

Every person whose name appears on the list of which notice has been given by the Registration Officer under the provisions of subsection (6) of this section may make a written application for the restoration of his name to the register of electors.

If any applicant referred to under the provisions of subsection (7) of this section satisfies the Registration Officer that he has a good and sufficient reason for not having recorded his vote his name shall be restored to the register of electors without penalty. Where such applicant does not so satisfy the Registration Officer his name shall be restored to the register of electors on payment to the Registration Officer of the sum of five dollars. Such names shall be restored to the register of electors at the next ensuing revision of such register.