Singapore legislation
Clause 14
Clause 14
New section 36A
The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 36, the following section:“Polling places and polling stations36A.—
The Returning Officer shall, for the purposes of the poll in any electoral division —
establish a sufficient number of polling stations within each polling district of the electoral division for the conduct of the poll;
provide as many polling places within each polling station as he considers necessary; and
allot the electors (including overseas electors) to the polling stations in the electoral division in such manner as he thinks convenient.(2) The Returning Officer may, for the purposes of the poll at any election, approve the use of such premises within any embassy, High Commission, diplomatic mission or consulate of Singapore situated in any territory outside Singapore as he thinks practicable or suitable as an overseas polling station for overseas electors to cast their votes thereat.(3) A polling station shall comprise such premises or such area within any premises as are demarcated by or under the authority of the Returning Officer to be a polling station.”.