Originally posted by spencer99:
Hi,
I am in my early 30s and I have NEVER voted. I was always in those walkover GRCs etc etc.
I really want to vote. and unfortunately I am now relocated by my company to the U.S.
Do sgp allow o/seas voting? Can I/Do I need to register as a voter?
Like I say, I really really want to vote.
Hi
I gather the following from a blog:
Registration for Overseas Voting Now Opened
.... if you are registering as an overseas voter, you have to submit (and I quote a helpful email from the relevant authorities): along with your application, ...your supporting documents for our verifications--that's referring to the documents supporting your qualifications under 13A, apart from the usual IDs, I presume. Also: Your application must be made by the submission of a duly completed and signed "Application to Be Overseas Elector" form to the Elections Department or to any of the overseas registration centres within the stipulated registration period (i.e 17 Jan 2006 to 6 Feb 2006). So do take note.
Section 13A of the Parliamentary Elections Act states that:
13A.—(1) Any person who is entitled to have his name entered or retained in any register of electors for an electoral division and who —
(a) is not resident in Singapore but has resided in Singapore for an aggregate of 2 years during the period of 5 years immediately preceding the prescribed date referred to in section 5; or
(b) is —
(i) a member of the Singapore Armed Forces on full-time training or service outside Singapore;
(ii) a public officer or an employee of any public authority employed in full-time service outside Singapore;
(iii) a public officer or an employee of a public authority on full-time training outside Singapore;
(iv) a citizen of Singapore of not less than 21 years of age on full-time training outside Singapore that is sponsored by the Government or any public authority;
(v) employed outside Singapore by an international organisation of which Singapore is a member or by any other body or organisation designated by the President under Article 135 (1) (c) (ii) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore; or
(vi) the spouse or a parent, child or dependant of any person referred to in sub-paragraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) and is living with that person,
may, not later than 21 days after the date of publication in the Gazette of the notice under section 10 (3) or 15 (2), as the case may be, of the notice of completion of the register, apply to the Registration Officer to be registered as an overseas elector for an electoral division at —
(A) any place in or near the electoral division specified in that notice; or
(B) any overseas registration centre. [19/2001]
hope this helps, if still unclear can check in on: singaporeangle.blogspot.com
