Singapore legislation
Clause 20
Clause 20
Facilities to be provided at polling stations
(1)
Outside each polling station there shall be affixed in a conspicuous place by the presiding officer before the commencement of the poll a notice showing the names of the candidates in English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil, and the symbol allotted to each candidate.
(2)
The names of the candidates shall be arranged alphabetically in English in the order of their surnames, and if there are two candidates with the same surname, of their other names.
(3)
It shall be the duty of the Returning Officer to provide at each polling station reasonable facilities for the electors allotted to that station to enable them to mark their votes screened from observation and to vote in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and he shall determine, or may authorise the presiding officer or senior presiding officer to determine, in what manner those facilities shall be distributed among the electors entitled to vote at that station.
(4)
An election shall not be questioned by reason of non-compliance with subsection (3) or any informality relative to polling stations.