Singapore legislation

Regulation 37

of Parliamentary Elections (Overseas Voting) Regulations 2024

Regulation 37

Sorting of overseas votes

Amended byS 51/2025 wef 22/01/2025

Subject to section 56D of the Act (counting of votes by overseas electors), the Returning Officer or a person authorised by him or her must —

(a)

in counting the votes cast at all overseas polling stations —

(i)

mix together all ballot papers in the opened ballot boxes from all overseas polling stations; and

(ii)

in the case of a general election — separate the ballot papers mixed under sub‑paragraph (i) into the respective electoral divisions to which the ballot papers relate; and

(b)

in counting the votes cast by the postal voting method in a general election — after the pre‑count examination of the postal ballot papers, separate the postal ballot papers into the respective electoral divisions to which the postal ballot papers relate.