Singapore legislation

Regulation 11

of Parliamentary Elections (Overseas Voting) Regulations 2024

Regulation 11

Delivery and safekeeping of election materials

Subregulation 1

The Returning Officer must cause to be delivered to each overseas polling station —

(a)

sufficient quantities of election materials; and

(b)

the necessary instructions,for the overseas election officers for the overseas polling station to perform their duties.

Subregulation 2

The election materials and instructions must be delivered to the Assistant Returning Officer for an overseas polling station before voting begins at the overseas polling station.

Subregulation 3

Without limiting paragraph (1)(a), the following election materials must be delivered:

(a)

the list of overseas electors for that overseas polling station;

(b)

enough ballot papers for the overseas electors appearing on that list of overseas electors;

(c)

the necessary materials for the overseas electors to mark their votes on the ballot papers;

(d)

one or more ballot boxes;

(e)

the form of the oaths or declarations to be administered to the overseas electors;

(f)

the necessary envelopes, forms and any other supplies that may be authorised or provided by the Returning Officer in connection with the conduct of a poll at the overseas polling station.

Subregulation 4

Until the poll opens at an overseas polling station, the Assistant Returning Officer for that overseas polling station —

(a)

is responsible for all election materials in his or her possession; and

(b)

must take every precaution to safekeep those materials and to prevent any person from having unlawful access to those materials.