SINGAPORE: The Elections Department (ELD) on Tuesday (Jun 23) said President Halimah Yacob has issued the Writ of Election for the 2020 General Election, with Polling Day to fall on Jul 10.
Under the law, Polling Day in any General Election shall be a public holiday. Every employer thus has to allow the electors in their staff a "reasonable period of time" for voting, said ELD.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Elections Department also named the Returning Officer for this election, Dr Tan Meng Dui, who is the chief executive officer of the National Environment Agency.
President Halimah Yaacob earlier on Tuesday dissolved Parliament on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
[h=3]READ: PM Lee calls General Election 2020, says it will 'clear the decks' for a fresh mandate[/h]"The Prime Minister also advised that Nomination Day be on Tuesday, Jun 30, 2020, and the President has agreed," said the Prime Minister's Office in a statement.
AdvertisementAdvertisementIn light of the COVID-19 situation, ELD encouraged candidates to use the digital services for candidates on the Elections Department website to prepare their Nomination Paper.
The digital services will enable them to check that their subscribers belong to the right electoral division, and print it before Nomination Day. The Nomination Paper may also be downloaded from the ELD website.
Hard copies of the Nomination Paper will continue to be made available at the office of the Returning Officer at ELD between 8.30am and 6pm from Monday to Friday and between 8.30pm and 1pm on Saturday.
In view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation, safety precautions such as temperature screening will be put in place at the Nomination Centre.
[h=3]IN FULL: PM Lee's speech on advising President Halimah to dissolve Parliament, issue Writ of Election[/h]Candidates should find a replacement if any of their subscribers are on stay-home notice, quarantine order or on medical certificate for acute respiratory infection, or having a fever or respiratory symptoms, as they will not be allowed to enter the Nomination Centre.
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