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What if I did not vote in an election?
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If you did not vote in an election, your name would be expunged from the register of electors after the election. Consequently, until your name is restored to the register of electors (upon your application), you would not be eligible to vote at any subsequent presidential or parliamentary election. You would also be disqualified from standing as a candidate at any subsequent presidential or parliamentary election.
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Am I qualified to be registered as an overseas elector?
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You are qualified to be registered as an overseas elector if you are currently residing outside Singapore and, as on 1 February 2010, you:
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(a)
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are a Singapore citizen not less than 21 years of age;
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(b)
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have resided in Singapore for a total of 30 days during the 3-year period
immediately before 1 February 2010 (i.e. between 1 February 2007 and 31 January 2010); and
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(c)
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are not disqualified from being an elector under any prevailing law1
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Besides, you must also have a valid NRIC address2 registered with the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) as on 1 February 2010, so that your name can be entered in the register of electors of a constituency (where that address is located).
Note :
1However, if you are a non-voter (ie. your name was struck off from the Register of Electors because you failed to vote in a previous election), you may apply to Elections Department for your name to be restored to the Register of Electors.
2This address can be the NRIC address that you still maintain with ICA as on 1 February 2010, or in case you have changed your NRIC address to a foreign address, the contact address in Singapore that you have reported to ICA as on 1 February 2010.
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How can I apply to be registered as an overseas elector?
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You may apply to be registered as an overseas elector by any of the following ways:
(a) | Online
You may apply online via the Elections Department’s eServices using your NRIC number and SingPass.
You will be able to complete your application form and submit it online only if you login to the Elections Department’s eServices using your SingPass. If you do not have a SingPass, you may apply for it at the SingPass website (www.singpass.gov.sg). | (b) | By post
You may also login to the eServices available at the Elections Department website using your NRIC number and the "Date of Issue" of your NRIC. However, using this mode of login will not allow you to submit your application online. You will have to print out the application form after completion, sign it and mail it to the Elections Department, or to any of the overseas registration centres. | (c) | In person
Alternatively, you may apply in person at the Elections Department or at any of the overseas registration centres, by submitting a duly completed and signed application form which may be downloaded from the Elections Department eServices or obtained from the Elections Department or any of the overseas registration centres. |
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What would be regarded as a valid and sufficient reason for not voting?
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The following explanations have been accepted as valid and sufficient reason for not voting :
(a) working overseas (including being on a business trip) at the time of the poll
(b) studying overseas at the time of the poll
(c) living with your spouse who is working or studying overseas
(d) overseas vacation which was planned before the poll
(e) illness, or delivering a baby
You need to substantiate your explanation when applying to restore your name to the register of electors. For example, those who claim to be overseas to work or study, or to be living with a spouse who is working or studying overseas, the passport plus an employer's letter or educational institution's letter, and marriage certificate would be required. For those who were on an overseas vacation or business trip, the passport plus documents showing that the trip had been planned before Nomination Day should be produced, such as receipts from travel agencies, air tickets, hotel booking receipts, or a suitable letter from your employer. Those who did not vote for health reasons should produce a medical certificate, hospital bill or the child's birth certificate.
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When can I apply to be registered as an overseas elector?
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You may apply to be registered as an overseas elector from 23 February 2010 onwards. Registration may be made at any time except during the election period.3
Note:
3 Election period refers to the period from the day when the writ for an election is issued to the day when the election is completed.
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