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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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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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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).
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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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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
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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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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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Why do I have to provide an overseas address in my application for registration as an overseas elector?
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Your overseas address is required as proof that, you are truly residing abroad. It also enables the Elections Department to mail polling-related notifications and documents to you.
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How will I know whether my application to be registered as an overseas elector is successful?
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Applications for registration will be processed by the Elections Department only upon receipt of the duly completed application form submitted by you either online, by post or in person. Elections Department will notify you whether or not your application is successful after your application is processed. If your application is successful, the name of the overseas polling station allotted to you for voting will be indicated in the notification letter.
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How long will my registration as an overseas elector remain valid?
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Your registration as an overseas elector, if successful, will remain valid until such time when the Registers of Electors are next revised, or when you cancel your registration. If you wish to continue to be an overseas elector after the Registers of Electors are revised, you will have to submit a fresh application for registration.
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I was registered as an overseas elector just before 1 February 2010, do I have to submit a fresh application for registration now that the Registers of Electors have been revised?
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Yes, you have to apply for registration again as the cut-off date that determines a person’s qualification to be an overseas elector has changed.
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Can I change the overseas polling station that was allotted to me for voting?
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You are allowed to change your allotted overseas polling station by the following ways:
(a) | Online via the Elections Department’s eServices provided at its website (www.elections.gov.sg) using your NRIC number and SingPass; or | (b) | By post using the application form downloaded from the Elections Department website. |
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How can I update my overseas address / contact particulars with the Elections Department?
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You may update your overseas address and contact particulars with the Elections Department by the following ways:
(a) | Online via the Elections Department’s eServices provided at its website (www.elections.gov.sg) using your NRIC number and SingPass; or | (b) | By post stating your name, Singapore NRIC number and new overseas address/contact particulars. |
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Can I cancel my registration as an overseas elector?
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You may cancel your registration as an overseas elector via the Elections Department’s eServices. Similar to the registration procedure, you may also perform an online cancellation of your registration if you login to the eServices using your NRIC number and SingPass.
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Can I apply to be registered as an overseas elector if I had failed to vote in a previous election?
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If you had failed to vote at a contested election previously, your name would have been expunged from the relevant Register of Electors. You may apply for your name to be restored to the Register of Electors of the constituency where your current NRIC address (or contact address in Singapore, as the case may be) is located. You may also apply to be registered as an overseas elector of that constituency concurrently. However, your registration as an overseas elector will be processed only if your application for restoration of your name to the Register of Electors is successful.
If you have changed your NRIC address to a foreign address, you may report a contact address in Singapore4 to ICA at the same time when you apply for your name to be restored to the Register of Electors. In which case, your application for restoration of name to the Register of Electors and for registration as overseas elector will be processed only after your reported contact address has been accepted by ICA.
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4 The contact address reported by you will be forwarded to ICA for processing.
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Why must I have a valid NRIC address or contact address in Singapore as on 1 February 2010 for my name to be entered in a 2010 Register of Electors?
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The 2010 Registers of Electors are compiled according to constituencies (ie. one Register for each constituency), based on the electors’ NRIC addresses/contact addresses in Singapore as on 1 February 2010. Even if a person qualifies as an elector, without a valid NRIC address/contact address in Singapore as on 1 February 2010, the Elections Department would not be able to enter his/her name in the 2010 Register of Electors of any constituency.
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I did not have a valid NRIC address/contact address in Singapore as on 1 February 2010. If I report a contact address to ICA now, can I be registered as an overseas elector?
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If your contact address in Singapore is reported after 1 February 2010, your name will be inserted in the Register of Electors of the constituency where the contact address is located only at the time when the Registers of Electors are next revised. You may apply for registration as an overseas elector at any time thereafter.
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How can I report a contact address in Singapore to ICA?
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Under section 8(2) of the National Registration Act (Cap. 201), you are allowed to report a contact address in Singapore to ICA, which must be either the address of any residential property which you still own an estate or interest in, or the residential address of any of your family members.
"Family member", as defined in the said section of the National Registration Act, includes:
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spouse, grandparent, parent, sibling, child or grandchild;
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any grandparent, parent or sibling of your spouse; or
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any sibling of any of your parents or your spouse’s parents or any child of any of your siblings or spouse's siblings.
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You may report a contact address by one of the following ways:
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Online
You may report your contact address online via the ICA’s eService provided at the Elections Department’s website. However, do note that if you are reporting the residential address of a family member as your contact address, ICA will be writing to the family member concerned for confirmation of his/her relationship with you, and his/her concurrence on his/her address being used by you as your contact address. Do request the family member to reply promptly to ICA if you want to speed up the process.
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By Post or Fax
Registration may also be made by the submission of a duly completed and signed "Declaration Form A" to be faxed (Fax No. (65) 62936991) or sent to:
Manager (Identity Card),
Citizen Services Centre, ICA Building,
10 Kallang Road #03-00,
Singapore 208718,
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE |
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In Person
If you happen to be back in Singapore, you may register your contact address at any of the Neighbourhood Police Posts. |
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