Singapore legislation
Regulation 33
of Parliamentary Elections (Overseas Voting) Regulations 2024
Regulation 33
Maximum number of counting agents
Subregulation 1
Section 49(2) of the Act (number of counting agents) does not apply in relation to the counting of overseas votes.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of section 56D(5) of the Act, the maximum number of counting agents that may be appointed under section 49(1) of the Act to attend at each counting place for overseas votes is —
in the case of a general election —
5 counting agents for each political party that has one or more candidates in a contested election at the general election;
5 counting agents for each group of independent candidates in a contested election at the general election; and
5 counting agents for each independent candidate (not being part of a group of candidates) in a contested election at the general election; or
in the case of a by‑election —
5 counting agents for each political party that has a candidate in the by‑election;
5 counting agents for each group of independent candidates in the by‑election; and
5 counting agents for each independent candidate (not being part of a group of candidates) in the by‑election.