Singapore legislation

Regulation 25

of Parliamentary Elections (Crisis Management) Regulations 2024

Regulation 25

Supplementary provisions if counting wholly abandoned

Subregulation 1

This regulation applies if the counting of votes cast in Singapore at a counting place is wholly abandoned under regulation 22.

Subregulation 2

The Returning Officer must announce the abandonment of counting to persons present at the affected counting place.

Subregulation 3

The counting of votes at the affected counting place must stop immediately.

Subregulation 4

The Returning Officer must secure the counting material at the affected counting place in the presence of the candidates and their counting agents who are in attendance by —

(a)

making up the counting material into separate packets; and

(b)

sealing each packet with —

(i)

the seal of the Returning Officer; and

(ii)

the seals of the candidates and their counting agents who wish to affix their seals.

Subregulation 5

The Returning Officer must —

(a)

hold the secured counting material in safe custody for 6 months; and

(b)

destroy the secured counting material at the end of those 6 months unless the President or Election Judge otherwise orders.

Subregulation 6

Paragraphs (4) and (5) do not apply if it is impossible or impracticable in the circumstances to secure the counting material.

Subregulation 7

If polling must be restarted under regulation 22(4) —

(a)

votes must not be counted at all other counting places located at the same premises until the restarted poll is completed;

(b)

counting in counting places located at other premises must continue, and must be conducted as nearly as possible in accordance with the Act;

(c)

the restarted poll must be conducted as nearly as possible in accordance with the Act;

(d)

all ballot boxes containing votes cast at an overseas polling station —

(i)

must not be unsealed;

(ii)

must be held in safe custody by the Returning Officer; and

(iii)

must be despatched by the Returning Officer to the counting place or places for overseas votes; and

(e)

the counting of —

(i)

the overseas votes despatched under sub‑paragraph (d)(iii);

(ii)

the votes cast by the postal voting method; and

(iii)

the votes cast at the restarted poll,must be conducted at the same time and as nearly as possible in accordance with the Act.

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