Singapore legislation
Section 9
Section 9
Nomination papers
(1)
Any person eligible for election to the office of President in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution may be nominated as a candidate for election to the office of President.
(2)
Each candidate is to be nominated by means of a nomination paper signed by 2 persons as proposer and seconder, respectively, and by not less than 4 other persons all of whose names must appear in any register of electors.
(3)
Every nomination paper must —
set out the full name (as stated in the identity card of the person), identity card number and occupation of the person seeking nomination;
contain a statement, signed by that person, to the effect that he or she consents to the nomination; and
contain a statutory declaration in the prescribed form by the person seeking nomination stating —
that he or she is qualified to be elected to the office of President; (ii)that on nomination day he or she is not a member of any political party; and
that he or she understands the President’s role under the Constitution, including any particular aspect of the President’s role stated in the prescribed form.
(4)
Each candidate must at the time of his or her nomination deliver to the Returning Officer —
a political donation certificate issued to him or her in respect of that election;
a certificate of eligibility issued to the candidate;
if the election is a reserved election, a community certificate stating that the candidate belongs to the community to which the election is reserved; and
if the election is not a reserved election —
if the candidate submitted a community declaration that included an application for a community certificate —
a community certificate issued to the candidate; or
the written decision of the Community Committee rejecting the application; or
if the candidate submitted a community declaration that did not include an application for a community certificate —
the Community Committee’s written notification that the community declaration is accepted; and
a statutory declaration that the candidate does not consider himself or herself to be a member of the Chinese community, the Malay community or the Indian or other minority communities.
(5)
If any statutory declaration which is required by subsection (3)(c) to be made is not so made, or any certificate or document which is required to be delivered under subsection (4) is not so delivered, the nomination of the candidate is deemed to be void.
(6)
The Returning Officer may, at any time between the date of the notice referred to in section 7 and 12 noon of nomination day, supply a form of nomination paper to any registered elector requiring the form.