Singapore legislation

Section 42A

of Presidential Elections Act 1991

Section 42A

Objects of this Division

Amended byAct 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023

The objects of this Division are to promote free and informed voting at elections by enhancing the following:

(a)

the transparency of the electoral system, by allowing voters to know who is communicating election advertising;

(b)

the accountability of those persons participating in public debate relating to any election, by making those persons responsible for their communications;

(c)

the traceability of communications of election advertising, by ensuring that obligations imposed by this Division in relation to those communications can be enforced.