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Singapore legislation

Regulation 27

of Presidential Elections (Crisis Management) Regulations 2023

Regulation 27

Crisis management powers in relation to adding of counted votes

Subregulation 1

The Returning Officer may exercise any crisis management power in paragraph (2) if, at any time before or during the adding of all the counted votes in respect of an election, the Returning Officer is of the opinion that the adding of those votes at the principal counting place is or is likely to be disrupted.

Subregulation 2

The Returning Officer may —

(a)

temporarily suspend the adding of votes at the principal counting place for a specified period (which must not exceed 2 hours), with or without specifying another location for the principal counting place; or

(b)

adjourn and postpone the adding of votes at the principal counting place to a specified date and time, with or without specifying another location for the principal counting place.