Singapore legislation
Regulation 12
of Presidential Elections (Crisis Management) Regulations 2023
Regulation 12
Crisis management powers in relation to particular polling stations
Subregulation 1
The Returning Officer may exercise any crisis management power in paragraph (2) if, at any time before or during the conduct of the poll for an election, the Returning Officer is of the opinion that the conduct of the poll at a polling station is or is likely to be disrupted.
Subregulation 2
The Returning Officer may —
temporarily suspend the poll at the affected polling station for a specified period (which must not exceed 2 hours), with or without specifying another location for the resumed poll;
adjourn and postpone the poll at the affected polling station to a specified date and time, with or without specifying another location for the resumed poll;
abandon the poll at the affected polling station and restart the poll on a specified date and time, with or without specifying another location for the restarted poll;
close the poll at the affected polling station early;
if the affected polling station is an overseas polling station in a foreign country — wholly abandon the poll at the affected polling station if the Returning Officer is satisfied that voting in person cannot start or be resumed or completed due to special circumstances in the foreign country; or
if the affected polling station is a special polling station in a nursing home — wholly abandon the poll at the affected polling station if the Returning Officer is satisfied that voting in person cannot start or be resumed or completed due to special circumstances in the nursing home.
Subregulation 3
A date specified under paragraph (2)(b) or (c) —
must fall within the time delimited by Article 17A(2) of the Constitution; and
must not be later than the 56th day after the date of publication of the notice of contested election in the Gazette under section 16(5) of the Act.