Singapore legislation
Section 59
Section 59
Badges, symbols, etc., prohibited on polling day and eve of polling day
(1)
Subject to subsection (4), a badge, symbol, rosette, favour, set of colours, flag, advertisement, handbill, placard or poster or any replica of a voting paper must not be worn, used, carried or displayed by any person or on any motor car, truck or other vehicle as political propaganda on polling day or on the eve of polling day at an election.
(2)
The offence under subsection (3) is an arrestable offence within the meaning of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.
(4)
Nothing in this section precludes a candidate wearing on his or her person a replica of the symbol allotted to him or her under section 16.