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Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023 against whom an order of supervision has been made under ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=Sc-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Schedule Presidential terms counted for the purposes of reserved elections</title><description>Section 5A Presidential terms counted for the purposes of reserved elections Term No. President Community that President belongs to 1 President Wee Kim Wee Chinese community 2 Pres...</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Dat...</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 11 Proceedings on nomination day</title><description>Proceedings on nomination day The Returning Officer must, on nomination day, attend at the place of nomination from 11 a.m. until 12 noon to receive nominations papers and politica...</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Dat...</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — access , in relation to any content, means to encounter, read, view, hear or otherwise experience the content, ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=P12-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 2 ELECTIONS</title><description>ELECTIONS</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8 Application for certificate of eligibility</title><description>Application for certificate of eligibility A person desiring to be elected as President must apply in the prescribed manner to the Presidential Elections Committee for a certifica...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr8A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8A Consideration of application</title><description>Consideration of application Subject to subsection (2), the Presidential Elections Committee must issue a certificate of eligibility in the prescribed form to an applicant if the ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr8G-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8G Consideration of community declaration in reserved elections</title><description>Consideration of community declaration in reserved elections This section applies to a reserved election. 6/2017 The Community Committee must accept a community declaration submit...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr8H-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8H Consideration of community declaration in non‑reserved elections</title><description>Consideration of community declaration in non‑reserved elections This section applies to an election other than a reserved election. 6/2017 The Community Committee must accept a c...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 9 Nomination papers</title><description>Nomination papers Any person eligible for election to the office of President in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution may be nominated as a candidate for election to...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 10 Deposits by candidates</title><description>Deposits by candidates A candidate, or some person on the candidate’s behalf, must deposit or cause to be deposited with the Returning Officer, or with some person authorised by t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 11 Proceedings on nomination day</title><description>Proceedings on nomination day The Returning Officer must, on nomination day, attend at the place of nomination from 11 a.m. until 12 noon to receive nominations papers and politic...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 12 Objections to nomination papers</title><description>Objections to nomination papers Objection may be made to a nomination paper only on all or any of the following grounds: that the description of the candidate is insufficient to i...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 14 Persons entitled to be present during nomination proceedings</title><description>Persons entitled to be present during nomination proceedings Subject to subsection (2), the following persons, and no others, are entitled to be present at the proceedings specifi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=P12-P26-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 6 Contested Elections</title><description>Contested Elections 6/2017</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 16 Contested elections</title><description>Contested elections If, on nomination day after the decision by the Returning Officer of any objections which may have been lodged, more than one candidate stands nominated for el...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 18 Polling districts and polling stations</title><description>Polling districts and polling stations The Returning Officer must, for the purposes of the poll in any electoral division — establish for the electoral division as many ordinary p...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 22 Admittance to polling station</title><description>Admittance to polling station Subject to subsection (2) but without affecting section 52 (on plural voting), a person must not be admitted — to an ordinary polling station to vote...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr22A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 22A (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 25 Manner of voting</title><description>Manner of voting Each voter entitled to vote must be given one ballot paper and has one vote. The ballot paper must be delivered to the voter by the presiding officer or a person ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 26 Compulsory voting</title><description>Compulsory voting Every elector must record his or her vote at each election in the electoral division for which he or she is registered. An elector who is allotted to a special p...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr30A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 30A Special polling arrangements to meet voting needs of certain voters</title><description>Special polling arrangements to meet voting needs of certain voters The Returning Officer may, for the purposes of the poll in an election — establish all or part of a nursing hom...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr30B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 30B Voting at special polling station is in lieu of voting at ordinary voting station</title><description>Voting at special polling station is in lieu of voting at ordinary voting station Where a special polling station is determined to be established under section 30A(1) in a nursing...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr30C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 30C Regulations relating to special polling arrangements</title><description>Regulations relating to special polling arrangements Subject to subsection (2) and section 81B, the Minister may make regulations to modify the application of any provision of thi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr31A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 31A Counting at counting places</title><description>Counting at counting places The Returning Officer may direct — that the votes cast at any polling station or stations in Singapore be counted at such counting place (which may or ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 32 Counting votes</title><description>Counting votes Each candidate or any of his or her election agents may appoint an agent (called in this Act the counting agent) to attend the counting of the votes and must give w...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr32A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 32A (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr32B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 32B Recounting of votes</title><description>Recounting of votes The Returning Officer must conduct a recount of the votes cast in Singapore at an election if the difference between the number of votes given to the candidate...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 34 Publication of result and statement of poll in &lt;i&gt;Gazette&lt;/i&gt;</title><description>Publication of result and statement of poll in Gazette After declaring the result under section 32(8)(a ) or (8D)(a ) and counting of all votes cast by overseas electors or after ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36 Maintenance of secrecy at elections</title><description>Maintenance of secrecy at elections Every officer, clerk, interpreter, candidate and agent authorised to attend at a polling station under section 22(5) or every other person so a...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - deleteElement</title><description>Postponement and Adjournment of Elections 6/2017 Postponement of nomination day, etc. Despite any other provision of this Act, at any time before the nomination day for any electi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=P12-P27-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 7 Overseas Voting</title><description>Overseas Voting</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr36A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36A Voting at overseas polling station</title><description>Voting at overseas polling station The hours of any poll at an overseas polling station for any contested election must be not less than 4 hours and may start in advance of the po...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr36B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36B Postal voting by overseas electors designated as postal voters</title><description>Postal voting by overseas electors designated as postal voters An overseas elector for an electoral division who is designated under section 13A(3A) of the Parliamentary Elections...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr36C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36C Pre-count examination of postal voting papers</title><description>Pre-count examination of postal voting papers Before starting the counting of any votes cast by the postal voting method at an election, the Returning Officer must, at the place a...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr36D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36D Counting of votes by overseas electors</title><description>Counting of votes by overseas electors The votes cast at all overseas polling stations or by the postal voting method (collectively called in this section and section 36E overseas...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr36E-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36E Ascertaining final results</title><description>Ascertaining final results Where the Returning Officer has made a declaration under section 32(8)(b ) or (8D)(b ) — the number of overseas votes given to each candidate must be ad...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr36F-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36F Regulations for voting in overseas polling stations and postal voting</title><description>Regulations for voting in overseas polling stations and postal voting Subject to section 81B, the Minister may make regulations modifying the application of any provision of this ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr36G-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36G Other offences connected with postal voting</title><description>Other offences connected with postal voting Any person to whom an envelope containing or purporting to contain a postal ballot paper is given by an overseas elector for the purpos...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=P13-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 3 OFFENCES AND CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES</title><description>OFFENCES AND CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 37 Offences</title><description>Offences Every person who — forges or fraudulently defaces or fraudulently destroys any nomination paper, or delivers to the Returning Officer any nomination paper knowing it to b...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr42-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42 Punishment for corrupt practice</title><description>Punishment for corrupt practice Every person who — commits the offence of personation, or aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of the offence of personation; commits t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=P13-P22A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 2A Election Advertising</title><description>Election Advertising</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=P13-P22A-P31-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Subdivision 1 Transparency and accountability requirements</title><description>Transparency and accountability requirements</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr42A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42A Objects of this Division</title><description>Objects of this Division The objects of this Division are to promote free and informed voting at elections by enhancing the following: the transparency of the electoral system, by...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr42B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42B Published-by requirements</title><description>Published-by requirements A person commits a corrupt practice if — the person publishes, or causes to be published, in Singapore any content, or any thing containing content, at a...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr42C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42C Election advertising ban during cooling-off period</title><description>Election advertising ban during cooling-off period A person commits an offence if — the person publishes, or causes to be published, in Singapore any content, or any thing contain...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr42D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42D Exceptions to cooling-off period election advertising ban</title><description>Exceptions to cooling-off period election advertising ban Section 42C does not apply to or in relation to any of the following: any election advertising consisting only of permiss...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=P13-P22A-P32-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Subdivision 2 Campaign controls for candidates</title><description>Campaign controls for candidates</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr42E-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42E Online election advertising, etc., in campaign period</title><description>Online election advertising, etc., in campaign period This section applies only to election advertising that is — online election advertising published in Singapore; or non-online...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr42F-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42F Traditional election advertising in campaign period</title><description>Traditional election advertising in campaign period This section and sections 42G, 42H and 42I apply only — to traditional election advertising; and during the campaign period of ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr42G-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42G Maximum permissible number for traditional election advertising displayed</title><description>Maximum permissible number for traditional election advertising displayed A person commits an offence if — the person publicly displays, or causes to be publicly displayed, any tr...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr42H-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42H Permissible locations for traditional election advertising display</title><description>Permissible locations for traditional election advertising display A person commits an offence if — the person publicly displays, or causes to be publicly displayed, any tradition...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr42I-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42I Restricted signage zone of polling station in Singapore</title><description>Restricted signage zone of polling station in Singapore A person commits an offence if — the person publicly displays, or causes to be publicly displayed, any traditional election...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=P13-P22A-P33-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Subdivision 3 Controls on third party campaigning and foreigners</title><description>Controls on third party campaigning and foreigners</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr42J-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42J Unauthorised third party online election advertising</title><description>Unauthorised third party online election advertising A person who is a third party at an election commits an offence if — the third party publishes, or causes to be published, in ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr42K-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42K Unauthorised third party non-online election advertising</title><description>Unauthorised third party non-online election advertising A person who is a third party at an election commits an offence if — the third party at any time during the election perio...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr42L-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42L Ban on foreigners, etc., publishing or displaying election advertising</title><description>Ban on foreigners, etc., publishing or displaying election advertising A person commits an offence if — the person, at any time during the election period of an election — publish...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=P13-P22A-P34-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Subdivision 4 Supplementary provisions</title><description>Supplementary provisions</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr42M-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42M Corrective directions for online election advertising</title><description>Corrective directions for online election advertising Where the Returning Officer reasonably believes that an offence under section 42C, 42E, 42J, 60B, 60C or 65(5) is being or ha...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr42N-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42N Removal and confiscation of traditional election advertising</title><description>Removal and confiscation of traditional election advertising Where the Returning Officer reasonably believes that an offence under section 42C, 42F, 42G, 42H or 42I is being commi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr42O-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42O Evidence</title><description>Evidence In any proceedings for an offence under Subdivision (1), (2) or (3) — an election advertising that includes a statement that its publication was authorised by a specified...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr42P-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42P Defences</title><description>Defences In any proceedings for an offence under Subdivision (1), (2) or (3), it is a defence to the charge if the accused proves, on a balance of probabilities, that — the accuse...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr42Q-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42Q Election advertising regulations</title><description>Election advertising regulations Subject to section 81B, the Minister may make regulations necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Subdi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr42R-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42R Supplementary interpretive provisions for election advertising controls</title><description>Supplementary interpretive provisions for election advertising controls In this Subdivision and Subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) — a point includes a mobile or potentially mobile poi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=P13-P23-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 3 Election Agent, Election Expenses and Illegal Practices</title><description>Election Agent, Election Expenses and Illegal Practices 6/2017</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr43-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 43 Appointment of election agents</title><description>Appointment of election agents On or before nomination day at an election, not more than 20 persons must be appointed in writing by or on behalf of each candidate as his or her el...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr44-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 44 Person convicted of corrupt practice, etc., not to be appointed election agent</title><description>Person convicted of corrupt practice, etc., not to be appointed election agent A person must not be appointed an election agent if the person is an undischarged bankrupt or has, w...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr45-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 45 Making of contracts through election agent</title><description>Making of contracts through election agent Every polling agent, clerk and messenger employed for payment on behalf of a candidate at an election must be appointed by the candidate...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr49-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 49 Personal expenses of candidate and petty expenses</title><description>Personal expenses of candidate and petty expenses Any candidate at an election may pay any personal expenses incurred by him or her on account of or in connection with or incident...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr54-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 54 Certain employment to be illegal</title><description>Certain employment to be illegal A person must not, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of any candidate at any election, be engaged or employed for payment or ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr56-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 56 Return and declaration respecting election expenses</title><description>Return and declaration respecting election expenses Within 31 days after the date of publication of the result of an election in the Gazette , the principal election agent of ever...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr56A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 56A Corrections to returns respecting election expenses, etc.</title><description>Corrections to returns respecting election expenses, etc. Where the principal election agent of any candidate at an election becomes aware of any error or omission in any content ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr57-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 57 Publication of receipt of return, etc.</title><description>Publication of receipt of return, etc. When the Returning Officer receives any return respecting election expenses and the statements made in respect thereof under section 56(1) o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr60-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60 (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr60AA-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60AA (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr60A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60A (Repealed)</title><description>Repealed by Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr60B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60B Blackout period for election survey results</title><description>Blackout period for election survey results A person must not publish or permit or cause to be published the results of any election survey, or any content purporting to be any re...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr60D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60D Defence for section 60B or 60C offence</title><description>Defence for section 60B or 60C offence It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 42(1) or (4), 42(1)(d ) or (e ) , 60B(2) or 60C(2) to prove — that the co...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr64-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 64 Undue influence at or near polling station</title><description>Undue influence at or near polling station Subject to subsection (2), a person must not — endeavour to establish the identity of any person entering a polling station; check the n...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr65-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 65 Persons prohibited from conducting election activity</title><description>Persons prohibited from conducting election activity A person — who is below 16 years of age; Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023 against whom an order of supervision has been made under...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr79-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 79 Votes to be struck off at scrutiny</title><description>Votes to be struck off at scrutiny On a scrutiny at the hearing of an application under section 71, only the following votes are to be struck off: the vote of any person — whose n...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=P16-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 6 GENERAL</title><description>GENERAL</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr81A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 81A Regulations relating to crisis management at election</title><description>Regulations relating to crisis management at election Subject to this section, the Minister may make regulations to enable contingency arrangements to be put in place, should they...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr81B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 81B Presentation to Parliament, etc.</title><description>Presentation to Parliament, etc. All regulations made under this Act must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette . Where a writ of electio...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr85-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 85 Service of documents</title><description>Service of documents A document that is permitted or required by this Act to be served on a person may be served as described in this section. A document permitted or required by ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Da...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=P12-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 2 ELECTIONS</title><description>ELECTIONS</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 11 Proceedings on nomination day</title><description>Proceedings on nomination day The Returning Officer must, on nomination day, attend at the place of nomination from 11 a.m. until 12 noon to receive nominations papers and politic...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 22 Admittance to polling station</title><description>Admittance to polling station Subject to subsection (2) but without affecting section 52 (on plural voting), a person must not be admitted — to an ordinary polling station to vote...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr31A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 31A Counting at counting places</title><description>Counting at counting places The Returning Officer may direct — that the votes cast at any polling station or stations in Singapore be counted at such counting place (which may or ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr32B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 32B Recounting of votes</title><description>Recounting of votes The Returning Officer must conduct a recount of the votes cast in Singapore at an election if the difference between the number of votes given to the candidate...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr42-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42 Punishment for corrupt practice</title><description>Punishment for corrupt practice Every person who — commits the offence of personation, or aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of the offence of personation; commits t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=P13-P22A-P31-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Subdivision 1 Transparency and accountability requirements</title><description>Transparency and accountability requirements</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=P13-P22A-P32-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Subdivision 2 Campaign controls for candidates</title><description>Campaign controls for candidates</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=P13-P22A-P33-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Subdivision 3 Controls on third party campaigning and foreigners</title><description>Controls on third party campaigning and foreigners</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=P13-P22A-P34-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Subdivision 4 Supplementary provisions</title><description>Supplementary provisions</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr49-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 49 Personal expenses of candidate and petty expenses</title><description>Personal expenses of candidate and petty expenses Any candidate at an election may pay any personal expenses incurred by him or her on account of or in connection with or incident...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr57-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 57 Publication of receipt of return, etc.</title><description>Publication of receipt of return, etc. When the Returning Officer receives any return respecting election expenses and the statements made in respect thereof under section 56(1) o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr65-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 65 Persons prohibited from conducting election activity</title><description>Persons prohibited from conducting election activity A person — who is below 16 years of age; Act 9 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023 against whom an order of supervision has been made under...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Da...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - deleteElement</title><description>Postponement and Adjournment of Elections 6/2017 Postponement of nomination day, etc. Despite any other provision of this Act, at any time before the nomination day for any electi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — access , in relation to any content, means to encounter, read, view, hear or otherwise experience the content, ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 9 Nomination papers</title><description>Nomination papers Any person eligible for election to the office of President in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution may be nominated as a candidate for election to...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr56-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 56 Return and declaration respecting election expenses</title><description>Return and declaration respecting election expenses Within 31 days after the date of publication of the result of an election in the Gazette , the principal election agent of ever...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr5C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 5C Further provisions on private sector service requirement</title><description>Further provisions on private sector service requirement The Minister may make regulations to — specify how the Presidential Elections Committee is to calculate and determine shar...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Da...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Da...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr72-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 72 Powers of Election Judge</title><description>Powers of Election Judge Every application under section 71 must be heard by an Election Judge. Witnesses are to be ordered to attend or ordered to produce documents, and sworn, i...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Da...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. 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It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Da...</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. 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It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Da...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr77-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 77 Time for making application</title><description>Time for making application Subject to subsections (2) and (3), every application under section 71 must be made within 21 days of the date of publication of the result of the elec...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. 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The appointments...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 5 Appointment of acting Returning Officer</title><description>Appointment of acting Returning Officer If the Returning Officer is, by sickness or other cause, prevented or disabled from performing any of his or her duties under this Act and ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P11A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 1A COUNTING OF RESERVED ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PRESIDENT</title><description>COUNTING OF RESERVED ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PRESIDENT</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr5A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 5A Reserved elections: how counted</title><description>Reserved elections: how counted The Schedule has effect for the purposes of determining whether an election is reserved under Article 19B(1) of the Constitution. 6/2017 After the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr5B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 5B Further provisions on community requirement</title><description>Further provisions on community requirement If an election under a writ is reserved for one community under Article 19B(1) of the Constitution and the election wholly fails, elect...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr5C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 5C Further provisions on private sector service requirement</title><description>Further provisions on private sector service requirement The Minister may make regulations to — specify how the Presidential Elections Committee is to calculate and determine shar...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 2 ELECTIONS</title><description>ELECTIONS</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-P21-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 1 Issuance of writ, etc.</title><description>Issuance of writ, etc. 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 6 Timing of poll and writ of election</title><description>Timing of poll and writ of election Any poll for the election of the President must be conducted as follows: where the office of the President becomes vacant prior to the expirati...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 7 Notice of time and place of election</title><description>Notice of time and place of election On the Prime Minister issuing a writ, the Returning Officer must give notice of the issue of the writ and of the day, time and place of the no...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr7A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 7A Failure of election</title><description>Failure of election Whenever an election wholly fails, a fresh writ may be issued by the Prime Minister at any time for the holding of another election, except that where the elec...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-P22-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 2 Presidential Elections Committee and Certificate of Eligibility</title><description>Presidential Elections Committee and Certificate of Eligibility</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8 Application for certificate of eligibility</title><description>Application for certificate of eligibility A person desiring to be elected as President must apply in the prescribed manner to the Presidential Elections Committee for a certifica...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8A Consideration of application</title><description>Consideration of application Subject to subsection (2), the Presidential Elections Committee must issue a certificate of eligibility in the prescribed form to an applicant if the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8B Time for deciding application</title><description>Time for deciding application The Presidential Elections Committee must issue a certificate of eligibility to an applicant, or inform an applicant in writing of its decision not t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8C Certificate to be conclusive</title><description>Certificate to be conclusive A certificate of eligibility is conclusive of the matters it certifies and is not subject to appeal or review in any court. 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8D Immunity of Presidential Elections Committee</title><description>Immunity of Presidential Elections Committee The Presidential Elections Committee is not, in the absence of malice on its part, liable to any action at the suit of any person in r...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-P23-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 3 Community Committee and Community Certificate</title><description>Community Committee and Community Certificate</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8E-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8E Establishment of Community Committee and Sub-Committees</title><description>Establishment of Community Committee and Sub-Committees For the purposes of Article 19B of the Constitution, the Community Committee is established and consists of the following 1...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8F-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8F Submission of community declaration</title><description>Submission of community declaration A person desiring to be elected as President must submit a community declaration in the prescribed form to the Community Committee. 6/2017 A pe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8G-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8G Consideration of community declaration in reserved elections</title><description>Consideration of community declaration in reserved elections This section applies to a reserved election. 6/2017 The Community Committee must accept a community declaration submit...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8H-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8H Consideration of community declaration in non‑reserved elections</title><description>Consideration of community declaration in non‑reserved elections This section applies to an election other than a reserved election. 6/2017 The Community Committee must accept a c...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8I-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8I Time for issuing community certificate, etc.</title><description>Time for issuing community certificate, etc. The Community Committee must, no later than the day before nomination day, do one of the following things in respect of a community de...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8J-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8J Decision to be final; certificate to be conclusive</title><description>Decision to be final; certificate to be conclusive The decisions (however named) of the Community Committee and its Sub‑Committees in relation to a community declaration are final...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8K-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8K Immunity of Community Committee and Sub-Committees</title><description>Immunity of Community Committee and Sub-Committees The Community Committee is not, in the absence of malice on its part, liable to any action at the suit of any person in respect ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8L-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8L Procedure of Community Committee and Sub-Committees</title><description>Procedure of Community Committee and Sub-Committees A decision of the Community Committee must be made by a simple majority of the members present and voting, except that in the c...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-P24-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 4 Nomination Proceedings</title><description>Nomination Proceedings 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 9 Nomination papers</title><description>Nomination papers Any person eligible for election to the office of President in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution may be nominated as a candidate for election to...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 10 Deposits by candidates</title><description>Deposits by candidates A candidate, or some person on the candidate’s behalf, must deposit or cause to be deposited with the Returning Officer, or with some person authorised by t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 11 Proceedings on nomination day</title><description>Proceedings on nomination day The Returning Officer must, on nomination day, attend at the place of nomination from 11 a.m. until 12 noon to receive nominations papers and politic...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr11A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 11A Amendment of nomination papers</title><description>Amendment of nomination papers Subject to subsection (3), where the Returning Officer detects in any nomination paper — an error or omission, or what appears to be an error or omi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 12 Objections to nomination papers</title><description>Objections to nomination papers Objection may be made to a nomination paper only on all or any of the following grounds: that the description of the candidate is insufficient to i...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 13 Withdrawal of candidature</title><description>Withdrawal of candidature A candidate may before 12 noon on nomination day, but not afterwards, withdraw his or her candidature by giving, in person, a notice to that effect signe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 14 Persons entitled to be present during nomination proceedings</title><description>Persons entitled to be present during nomination proceedings The following persons, and no others, are entitled to be present at the proceedings specified in sections 11 and 13: t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-P25-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 5 Uncontested Elections</title><description>Uncontested Elections 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 15 Uncontested elections</title><description>Uncontested elections If, on nomination day after the decision by the Returning Officer of any objection which may have been lodged, only one candidate stands nominated, the Retur...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-P26-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 6 Contested Elections</title><description>Contested Elections 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 16 Contested elections</title><description>Contested elections If, on nomination day after the decision by the Returning Officer of any objections which may have been lodged, more than one candidate stands nominated for el...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 17 Polling day to be public holiday</title><description>Polling day to be public holiday Polling day at any election is a public holiday as though it had been so expressly appointed in addition to the days mentioned in any written law ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 18 Polling districts and polling stations</title><description>Polling districts and polling stations The Returning Officer must, for the purposes of the poll in any electoral division — establish a sufficient number of polling stations withi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 19 Presiding officers</title><description>Presiding officers The Returning Officer must appoint, and may revoke the appointment of, one or more persons (called in this Act presiding officers) to preside at each polling st...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 20 Facilities to be provided at polling stations</title><description>Facilities to be provided at polling stations Before the poll opens at a polling station, the presiding officer or the senior presiding officer at that station must cause a notice...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 21 Register of electors to be conclusive evidence of right to vote</title><description>Register of electors to be conclusive evidence of right to vote A person who, by reason of circumstances existing on the day of an election, is by virtue of the provisions of this...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 22 Admittance to polling station</title><description>Admittance to polling station Subject to subsections (2) and (3A), a person must not be admitted to vote at any polling station except the one allotted to him or her. Where an ele...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr22A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 22A Voting by overseas electors</title><description>Voting by overseas electors Subject to section 52, any overseas elector who intends to cast his or her vote at the poll for a contested election may vote at — the overseas polling...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 23 Poll by ballot and ballot papers</title><description>Poll by ballot and ballot papers In the case of a poll at an election not using a DRE voting system, the votes must be given by ballot, and the ballot of each voter must consist o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr23A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 23A Candidates’ photographs on ballot paper</title><description>Candidates’ photographs on ballot paper The Returning Officer must include on every ballot paper in an election a candidate’s photograph if — the candidate delivers the photograph...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 24 Ballot boxes</title><description>Ballot boxes Every ballot box must be so constructed that the ballot papers can be introduced into the box after it has been sealed or locked but cannot be withdrawn from the box ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 25 Manner of voting</title><description>Manner of voting Each voter entitled to vote must be given one ballot paper and has one vote. The ballot paper must be delivered to the voter by the presiding officer or a person ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 26 Compulsory voting</title><description>Compulsory voting Every elector must record his or her vote at each election in the electoral division for which he or she is registered. The Returning Officer must, at the close ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 27 Declarations by voters</title><description>Declarations by voters The presiding officer at any polling station may, in his or her discretion, require any voter, before the voter is given a ballot paper, to furnish such evi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 28 Spoilt ballot papers</title><description>Spoilt ballot papers A voter who has inadvertently dealt with his or her ballot paper in such manner that it cannot be conveniently used as a ballot paper may, on delivering to th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 29 Tendered votes</title><description>Tendered votes If a person representing himself or herself to be a particular elector named in the register applies for a ballot paper after another person has voted as such elect...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 30 Closing of poll</title><description>Closing of poll No ballot paper shall be delivered to a voter after the hour fixed for the closing of the poll, except that if at that hour there is in the polling station any vot...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 31 Procedure on closing of poll</title><description>Procedure on closing of poll As soon as practicable after the close of the poll, the presiding officer of each polling station must, in the presence of such of the candidates and ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr31A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 31A Counting at counting places</title><description>Counting at counting places The Returning Officer may direct — that the votes cast at any polling station or stations in Singapore be counted at such time and counting place (whic...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 32 Counting votes</title><description>Counting votes Each candidate or any of his or her election agents may appoint an agent (called in this Act the counting agent) to attend the counting of the votes and must give w...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr32A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 32A Counting of votes by overseas electors</title><description>Counting of votes by overseas electors Subject to section 36DB, every sealed ballot box containing votes cast at an overseas polling station in an election must, in order for thos...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr32B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 32B Recounting of votes</title><description>Recounting of votes The Returning Officer must conduct a recount of the votes cast in Singapore at an election if the difference between the number of votes given to the candidate...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 33 Votes to be rejected</title><description>Votes to be rejected The Returning Officer must reject as invalid the following ballot papers only: any ballot paper which does not bear the complete official mark for the authent...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr33A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 33A Approval of DRE voting systems</title><description>Approval of DRE voting systems A DRE voting system must not be used at any poll unless the DRE voting system is approved before the date of the writ of the election under section ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr33B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 33B Approval of DRE voting machines and equipment</title><description>Approval of DRE voting machines and equipment It is the duty of the Returning Officer to provide at each polling station within every electoral division specified in the notice un...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr33C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 33C Pre-poll testing of DRE voting system, etc.</title><description>Pre-poll testing of DRE voting system, etc. Immediately before the commencement of the poll in any electoral division specified in a notice under section 16(5), the presiding offi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr33D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 33D DRE voting system procedures generally</title><description>DRE voting system procedures generally Except as otherwise provided in sections 33B and 33C and any regulations made under this section, any poll using any DRE voting system must ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 34 Publication of result and statement of poll in &lt;i&gt;Gazette&lt;/i&gt;</title><description>Publication of result and statement of poll in Gazette After declaring the result under section 32(8)(a ) or (8D)(a ) and counting of all votes cast by overseas electors or after ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 35 Failure to comply with provisions of this Act</title><description>Failure to comply with provisions of this Act An election is not invalid by reason of any failure to comply with any provision of this Act relating to elections if it appears that...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36 Maintenance of secrecy at elections</title><description>Maintenance of secrecy at elections Every officer, clerk, interpreter, candidate and agent authorised to attend at a polling station, or at the counting of the votes, must, before...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P12-P27-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 7 Postponement and Adjournment of Elections</title><description>Postponement and Adjournment of Elections 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr36A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36A Postponement of nomination day, etc.</title><description>Postponement of nomination day, etc. Despite any other provision of this Act, at any time before the nomination day for any election, the Prime Minister may postpone nomination da...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr36B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36B Change in hours for nomination of candidates, etc.</title><description>Change in hours for nomination of candidates, etc. Despite any other provision of this Act but subject to subsection (3), at any time before the nomination day for any election, t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr36C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36C Adjournment, etc., of polling</title><description>Adjournment, etc., of polling Despite any other provision of this Act, if at any time before the polling day appointed in respect of an election, it appears to the Returning Offic...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr36D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36D Voting at adjourned polling</title><description>Voting at adjourned polling Where for any reason the polling at any polling station established for the purposes of the poll is so suspended or postponed under section 33C(3) or 3...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr36DA-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36DA Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll in Singapore</title><description>Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll in Singapore The Returning Officer must wholly abandon the counting of all the votes cast at a polling station in Singapore (calle...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr36DB-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36DB Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll at overseas polling station</title><description>Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll at overseas polling station The Returning Officer must wholly abandon the counting of all the votes cast at an overseas polling st...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr36E-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36E Adjournment, etc., of counting</title><description>Adjournment, etc., of counting Despite any other provision of this Act, if at any time before or during the counting of votes in respect of an election, it appears to the Returnin...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr36F-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36F Adjournment, etc., of adding of counted votes</title><description>Adjournment, etc., of adding of counted votes Despite any other provision of this Act, if at any time before or during the adding of all the counted votes cast in respect of an el...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P13-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 3 OFFENCES AND CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES</title><description>OFFENCES AND CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P13-P21-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 1 Offences</title><description>Offences 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 37 Offences</title><description>Offences Every person who — forges or fraudulently defaces or fraudulently destroys any nomination paper, or delivers to the Returning Officer any nomination paper knowing it to b...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P13-P22-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 2 Corrupt Practices</title><description>Corrupt Practices 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 38 Personation</title><description>Personation Every person who — at an election applies for a ballot paper or to record his or her vote at a DRE voting machine in the name of some other person, whether that name b...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 39 Treating</title><description>Treating A person shall be guilty of treating if the person corruptly, by himself or herself or by any other person, either before, during or after an election, directly or indire...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr40-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 40 Undue influence</title><description>Undue influence Every person who — directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person on his or her behalf, makes use of or threatens to make use of any force, v...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr41-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 41 Bribery</title><description>Bribery Every person who — directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person on his or her behalf, gives, lends, or agrees to give or lend, or offers, promises,...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr42-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42 Punishment for corrupt practice</title><description>Punishment for corrupt practice Every person who — commits the offence of personation, or aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of the offence of personation; commits t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P13-P23-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 3 Election Agent, Election Expenses and Illegal Practices</title><description>Election Agent, Election Expenses and Illegal Practices 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr43-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 43 Nomination of election agents</title><description>Nomination of election agents On or before nomination day at an election, not more than 20 persons must be named in writing by or on behalf of each candidate as his or her electio...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr44-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 44 Person convicted of corrupt practice not to be appointed election agent</title><description>Person convicted of corrupt practice not to be appointed election agent A person must not be appointed an election agent if the person has, within 7 years prior to such appointmen...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr45-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 45 Making of contracts through election agent</title><description>Making of contracts through election agent Every polling agent, clerk and messenger employed for payment on behalf of a candidate at an election must be appointed by his or her pr...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr46-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 46 Payment of expenses through election agent</title><description>Payment of expenses through election agent Except as permitted by or pursuant to this Act, no payment and no advance or deposit is to be made by a candidate at an election, or by ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr47-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 47 Period for sending in claims and making payments for election expenses</title><description>Period for sending in claims and making payments for election expenses Every payment of $10 or more made by an election agent in respect of any expenses incurred on account of or ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr48-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 48 Remuneration of election agent</title><description>Remuneration of election agent So far as circumstances admit, this Act applies to a claim for his or her remuneration by an election agent and to the payment thereof in like manne...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr49-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 49 Personal expenses of candidate and petty expenses</title><description>Personal expenses of candidate and petty expenses Any candidate at an election may pay any personal expenses incurred by him or her on account of or in connection with or incident...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr50-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 50 Expenses in excess of maximum to be illegal practice</title><description>Expenses in excess of maximum to be illegal practice Subject to such exception as may be allowed pursuant to this Act, no sum is to be paid and no expense is to be incurred by any...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr51-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 51 Certain expenditure to be illegal practice</title><description>Certain expenditure to be illegal practice No payment or contract for payment is, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of any candidate at any election, to be ma...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr52-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 52 Plural voting</title><description>Plural voting Any person who votes as an elector — in or in respect of an electoral division other than the electoral division in which the person is registered; more than once at...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr53-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 53 Use of motor vehicles at elections</title><description>Use of motor vehicles at elections Subject to this section, a person must not let, lend, employ, hire, borrow or use any motor vehicle for the purpose of conveyance of electors or...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr54-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 54 Certain employment to be illegal</title><description>Certain employment to be illegal A person must not, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of any candidate at any election, be engaged or employed for payment or ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr55-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 55 Saving for creditors</title><description>Saving for creditors The provisions of this Act prohibiting certain payments and contracts for payments, and the payment of any sum, and the incurring of expenses in excess of a c...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr56-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 56 Return and declaration respecting election expenses</title><description>Return and declaration respecting election expenses Within 31 days after the date of publication of the result of an election in the Gazette , the principal election agent of ever...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr57-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 57 Publication of receipt of return, etc.</title><description>Publication of receipt of return, etc. When the Returning Officer receives any return respecting election expenses and the statements made in respect thereof, the Returning Office...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr58-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 58 Employers to allow employees reasonable period for voting</title><description>Employers to allow employees reasonable period for voting Every employer must, on polling day, allow every elector in his or her employ a reasonable period for voting. An employer...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr59-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 59 Badges, symbols, etc., prohibited on polling day and eve of polling day</title><description>Badges, symbols, etc., prohibited on polling day and eve of polling day Subject to subsection (4), a badge, symbol, rosette, favour, set of colours, flag, advertisement, handbill,...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr60-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60 Regulations for display of posters and banners</title><description>Regulations for display of posters and banners The Minister may make regulations to regulate the display of posters and banners in respect of an election. Such regulations may pro...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr60AA-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60AA Regulations for other election advertising</title><description>Regulations for other election advertising The Minister may make regulations — prescribing the form and manner in which details as to the names of the publisher of any election ad...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr60A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60A Election advertising ban</title><description>Election advertising ban Except as otherwise provided by or under subsection (2), a person must not, at any time on polling day or the eve of polling day at an election — knowingl...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr60B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60B Blackout period for election survey results</title><description>Blackout period for election survey results A person must not publish or permit or cause to be published the results of any election survey during the period beginning with the da...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr60C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60C Exit polls ban on polling day</title><description>Exit polls ban on polling day A person must not publish or permit or cause to be published on polling day at an election before the close of all polling stations on that day — any...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr60D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60D Defence for election advertising offences</title><description>Defence for election advertising offences It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 42(1) or (4), 60AA(2), 60A(3), 60B(2) or 60C(2) to prove — that the co...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr61-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 61 Punishment for conviction for illegal practice</title><description>Punishment for conviction for illegal practice Every person who commits an illegal practice shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction by a District Court be liable to ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr62-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 62 Prohibition of canvassing on polling day and eve of polling day</title><description>Prohibition of canvassing on polling day and eve of polling day A person must not on polling day and the eve of polling day at an election — by word, message, writing or in any ot...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr62A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 62A Restrictions on election meetings</title><description>Restrictions on election meetings Without affecting sections 12 and 13 of the Public Order Act 2009, and despite section 14 of that Act, all election meetings, wherever held, are ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr63-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 63 Prohibition of dissuasion from voting</title><description>Prohibition of dissuasion from voting A person must not between nomination day and polling day (both days being inclusive) at any election, by word, message, writing or in any oth...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr64-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 64 Undue influence at or near polling station</title><description>Undue influence at or near polling station Subject to subsection (2), a person must not — endeavour to establish the identity of any person entering a polling station; check the n...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr65-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 65 Persons prohibited from conducting election activity</title><description>Persons prohibited from conducting election activity A person — attending a primary or secondary school as a student; against whom an order of supervision has been made under sect...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr66-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 66 Unlawful assembly</title><description>Unlawful assembly Where it is shown that the common object of an assembly of 5 or more persons is — to interrupt or interfere with an election meeting; or to go about in a group o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr67-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 67 Offence to operate loudspeaker</title><description>Offence to operate loudspeaker It shall be an offence for a person to operate any loudspeaker or other instrument for the production or reproduction of any speech, sound or music ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P13-P24-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 4 Excuse for Corrupt and Illegal Practice</title><description>Excuse for Corrupt and Illegal Practice 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr68-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 68 Report exonerating candidate in certain cases of corrupt and illegal practice by agents</title><description>Report exonerating candidate in certain cases of corrupt and illegal practice by agents Where, upon the hearing of an application under section 71 respecting an election under thi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr69-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 69 Power of Election Judge to except innocent act from being illegal practice, etc.</title><description>Power of Election Judge to except innocent act from being illegal practice, etc. Where, on application made, it is shown to an Election Judge by such evidence as seems to the Judg...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr70-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 70 Authorised excuse for non-compliance with provisions as to return and declaration respecting election expenses</title><description>Authorised excuse for non-compliance with provisions as to return and declaration respecting election expenses Where the return and statements respecting election expenses of a ca...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P14-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 4 GROUNDS FOR AVOIDING ELECTIONS</title><description>GROUNDS FOR AVOIDING ELECTIONS</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr71-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 71 Application for avoidance of election on certain grounds</title><description>Application for avoidance of election on certain grounds The election of a candidate as President is to be declared to be void on an application made to an Election Judge on any o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P15-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 5 APPLICATIONS FOR AVOIDANCE OF ELECTION</title><description>APPLICATIONS FOR AVOIDANCE OF ELECTION</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr72-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 72 Powers of Election Judge</title><description>Powers of Election Judge Every application under section 71 must be heard by an Election Judge. Witnesses are to be subpoenaed and sworn in the same manner as nearly as circumstan...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr73-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 73 Who may make application under section 71</title><description>Who may make application under section 71 An application under section 71 may be made to the Supreme Court — in respect of section 71(a ), (b ), (c ), (d ) or (e ), by any one or ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr74-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 74 Relief which may be claimed</title><description>Relief which may be claimed A person making an application under section 71 is entitled to claim in the application all or any of the following relief: a declaration that the elec...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr75-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 75 Certificate of Election Judge as to validity of election</title><description>Certificate of Election Judge as to validity of election At the conclusion of the hearing of an application under section 71, the Election Judge must determine whether the Preside...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr76-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 76 Report of Election Judge as to corrupt or illegal practice</title><description>Report of Election Judge as to corrupt or illegal practice At the conclusion of the hearing of an application under section 71, the Election Judge must also report in writing to t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr77-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 77 Time for making application</title><description>Time for making application Subject to subsections (2) and (3), every application under section 71 must be made within 21 days of the date of publication of the result of the elec...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr78-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 78 Prohibition of disclosure of vote</title><description>Prohibition of disclosure of vote An elector who has voted at any election must not, in any proceeding to question the election, be required to state for whom the elector has vote...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr79-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 79 Votes to be struck off at scrutiny</title><description>Votes to be struck off at scrutiny On a scrutiny at the hearing of an application under section 71, only the following votes are to be struck off: the vote of any person whose nam...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr80-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 80 Rejection of ballot paper by Returning Officer not to be questioned</title><description>Rejection of ballot paper by Returning Officer not to be questioned On the making of an application under section 71, the decision of a Returning Officer whether or not a ballot p...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P16-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 6 GENERAL</title><description>GENERAL</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr82-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 82 Inaccurate description of persons and places</title><description>Inaccurate description of persons and places No omission and no misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or place named or described in any register, notice or other docum...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr83-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 83 Publication of notices, etc.</title><description>Publication of notices, etc. Where any notice is required by this Act to be published and, in the opinion of the authority who is required to publish the notice, the prescribed mo...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr83A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 83A Offences by corporations</title><description>Offences by corporations Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of a corporation in relation to a particular conduct, evi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr83B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 83B Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships</title><description>Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of an unincorporated assoc...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr84-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 84 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Returning Officer, or any officer of the Elections Department who is authorised by the Returning Officer, may compound any offence under this Act that ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=Sc-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Schedule Presidential terms counted for the purposes of reserved elections</title><description>Section 5A Presidential terms counted for the purposes of reserved elections Term No. President Community that President belongs to 1 President Wee Kim Wee Chinese community 2 Pre...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Da...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/PrEA1991/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=xy-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Comparative Table</title><description>This Act has undergone renumbering in the 2020 Revised Edition. This Comparative Table is provided to help readers locate the corresponding provisions in the last Revised Edition....</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Long Title</title><description>An Act to make provision for the election of the President.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=P11-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 1 PRELIMINARY</title><description>PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 1 Short title</title><description>Short title This Act is the Presidential Elections Act 1991 .</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — ballot box includes a ballot container; ballot display means an electronic video display, image or representati...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 3 Appointment of Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officers</title><description>Appointment of Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officers The Minister may appoint a Returning Officer and any number of Assistant Returning Officers as the Minister think...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 4 Appointment of clerks and interpreters</title><description>Appointment of clerks and interpreters The Returning Officer may appoint any number of clerks and interpreters that may be necessary for the purposes of this Act. The appointments...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 5 Appointment of acting Returning Officer</title><description>Appointment of acting Returning Officer If the Returning Officer is, by sickness or other cause, prevented or disabled from performing any of his or her duties under this Act and ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=P11A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 1A COUNTING OF RESERVED ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PRESIDENT</title><description>COUNTING OF RESERVED ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PRESIDENT</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr5A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 5A Reserved elections: how counted</title><description>Reserved elections: how counted The Schedule has effect for the purposes of determining whether an election is reserved under Article 19B(1) of the Constitution. 6/2017 After the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr5B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 5B Further provisions on community requirement</title><description>Further provisions on community requirement If an election under a writ is reserved for one community under Article 19B(1) of the Constitution and the election wholly fails, elect...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr5C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 5C Further provisions on private sector service requirement</title><description>Further provisions on private sector service requirement The Minister may make regulations to — specify how the Presidential Elections Committee is to calculate and determine shar...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=P12-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 2 ELECTIONS</title><description>ELECTIONS</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=P12-P21-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 1 Issuance of writ, etc.</title><description>Issuance of writ, etc. 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 6 Timing of poll and writ of election</title><description>Timing of poll and writ of election Any poll for the election of the President must be conducted as follows: where the office of the President becomes vacant prior to the expirati...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 7 Notice of time and place of election</title><description>Notice of time and place of election On the Prime Minister issuing a writ, the Returning Officer must give notice of the issue of the writ and of the day, time and place of the no...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr7A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 7A Failure of election</title><description>Failure of election Whenever an election wholly fails, a fresh writ may be issued by the Prime Minister at any time for the holding of another election, except that where the elec...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=P12-P22-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 2 Presidential Elections Committee and Certificate of Eligibility</title><description>Presidential Elections Committee and Certificate of Eligibility</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8 Application for certificate of eligibility</title><description>Application for certificate of eligibility A person desiring to be elected as President must apply in the prescribed manner to the Presidential Elections Committee for a certifica...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr8A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8A Consideration of application</title><description>Consideration of application Subject to subsection (2), the Presidential Elections Committee must issue a certificate of eligibility in the prescribed form to an applicant if the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr8B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8B Time for deciding application</title><description>Time for deciding application The Presidential Elections Committee must issue a certificate of eligibility to an applicant, or inform an applicant in writing of its decision not t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr8C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8C Certificate to be conclusive</title><description>Certificate to be conclusive A certificate of eligibility is conclusive of the matters it certifies and is not subject to appeal or review in any court. 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr8D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8D Immunity of Presidential Elections Committee</title><description>Immunity of Presidential Elections Committee The Presidential Elections Committee is not, in the absence of malice on its part, liable to any action at the suit of any person in r...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=P12-P23-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 3 Community Committee and Community Certificate</title><description>Community Committee and Community Certificate</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr8E-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8E Establishment of Community Committee and Sub-Committees</title><description>Establishment of Community Committee and Sub-Committees For the purposes of Article 19B of the Constitution, the Community Committee is established and consists of the following 1...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr8F-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8F Submission of community declaration</title><description>Submission of community declaration A person desiring to be elected as President must submit a community declaration in the prescribed form to the Community Committee. 6/2017 A pe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr8G-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8G Consideration of community declaration in reserved elections</title><description>Consideration of community declaration in reserved elections This section applies to a reserved election. 6/2017 The Community Committee must accept a community declaration submit...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr8H-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8H Consideration of community declaration in non‑reserved elections</title><description>Consideration of community declaration in non‑reserved elections This section applies to an election other than a reserved election. 6/2017 The Community Committee must accept a c...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr8I-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8I Time for issuing community certificate, etc.</title><description>Time for issuing community certificate, etc. The Community Committee must, no later than the day before nomination day, do one of the following things in respect of a community de...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr8J-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8J Decision to be final; certificate to be conclusive</title><description>Decision to be final; certificate to be conclusive The decisions (however named) of the Community Committee and its Sub‑Committees in relation to a community declaration are final...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr8K-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8K Immunity of Community Committee and Sub-Committees</title><description>Immunity of Community Committee and Sub-Committees The Community Committee is not, in the absence of malice on its part, liable to any action at the suit of any person in respect ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr8L-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8L Procedure of Community Committee and Sub-Committees</title><description>Procedure of Community Committee and Sub-Committees A decision of the Community Committee must be made by a simple majority of the members present and voting, except that in the c...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=P12-P24-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 4 Nomination Proceedings</title><description>Nomination Proceedings 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 9 Nomination papers</title><description>Nomination papers Any person eligible for election to the office of President in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution may be nominated as a candidate for election to...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 10 Deposits by candidates</title><description>Deposits by candidates A candidate, or some person on the candidate’s behalf, must deposit or cause to be deposited with the Returning Officer, or with some person authorised by t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 11 Proceedings on nomination day</title><description>Proceedings on nomination day The Returning Officer must, on nomination day, attend at the place of nomination from 11 a.m. until 12 noon to receive nominations papers and politic...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr11A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 11A Amendment of nomination papers</title><description>Amendment of nomination papers Subject to subsection (3), where the Returning Officer detects in any nomination paper — an error or omission, or what appears to be an error or omi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 12 Objections to nomination papers</title><description>Objections to nomination papers Objection may be made to a nomination paper only on all or any of the following grounds: that the description of the candidate is insufficient to i...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 13 Withdrawal of candidature</title><description>Withdrawal of candidature A candidate may before 12 noon on nomination day, but not afterwards, withdraw his or her candidature by giving, in person, a notice to that effect signe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 14 Persons entitled to be present during nomination proceedings</title><description>Persons entitled to be present during nomination proceedings The following persons, and no others, are entitled to be present at the proceedings specified in sections 11 and 13: t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=P12-P25-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 5 Uncontested Elections</title><description>Uncontested Elections 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 15 Uncontested elections</title><description>Uncontested elections If, on nomination day after the decision by the Returning Officer of any objection which may have been lodged, only one candidate stands nominated, the Retur...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=P12-P26-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 6 Contested Elections</title><description>Contested Elections 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 16 Contested elections</title><description>Contested elections If, on nomination day after the decision by the Returning Officer of any objections which may have been lodged, more than one candidate stands nominated for el...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 17 Polling day to be public holiday</title><description>Polling day to be public holiday Polling day at any election is a public holiday as though it had been so expressly appointed in addition to the days mentioned in any written law ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 18 Polling districts and polling stations</title><description>Polling districts and polling stations The Returning Officer must, for the purposes of the poll in any electoral division — establish a sufficient number of polling stations withi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230904?ValidDate=20230904&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 19 Presiding officers</title><description>Presiding officers The Returning Officer must appoint, and may revoke the appointment of, one or more persons (called in this Act presiding officers) to preside at each polling st...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 20 Facilities to be provided at polling stations</title><description>Facilities to be provided at polling stations Before the poll opens at a polling station, the presiding officer or the senior presiding officer at that station must cause a notice...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 21 Register of electors to be conclusive evidence of right to vote</title><description>Register of electors to be conclusive evidence of right to vote A person who, by reason of circumstances existing on the day of an election, is by virtue of the provisions of this...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 22 Admittance to polling station</title><description>Admittance to polling station Subject to subsections (2) and (3A), a person must not be admitted to vote at any polling station except the one allotted to him or her. Where an ele...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr22A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 22A Voting by overseas electors</title><description>Voting by overseas electors Subject to section 52, any overseas elector who intends to cast his or her vote at the poll for a contested election may vote at — the overseas polling...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991?ValidDate=20231229&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 23 Poll by ballot and ballot papers</title><description>Poll by ballot and ballot papers In the case of a poll at an election not using a DRE voting system, the votes must be given by ballot, and the ballot of each voter must consist o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr23A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 23A Candidates’ photographs on ballot paper</title><description>Candidates’ photographs on ballot paper The Returning Officer must include on every ballot paper in an election a candidate’s photograph if — the candidate delivers the photograph...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 24 Ballot boxes</title><description>Ballot boxes Every ballot box must be so constructed that the ballot papers can be introduced into the box after it has been sealed or locked but cannot be withdrawn from the box ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 25 Manner of voting</title><description>Manner of voting Each voter entitled to vote must be given one ballot paper and has one vote. The ballot paper must be delivered to the voter by the presiding officer or a person ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 26 Compulsory voting</title><description>Compulsory voting Every elector must record his or her vote at each election in the electoral division for which he or she is registered. The Returning Officer must, at the close ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 27 Declarations by voters</title><description>Declarations by voters The presiding officer at any polling station may, in his or her discretion, require any voter, before the voter is given a ballot paper, to furnish such evi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 28 Spoilt ballot papers</title><description>Spoilt ballot papers A voter who has inadvertently dealt with his or her ballot paper in such manner that it cannot be conveniently used as a ballot paper may, on delivering to th...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 29 Tendered votes</title><description>Tendered votes If a person representing himself or herself to be a particular elector named in the register applies for a ballot paper after another person has voted as such elect...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 30 Closing of poll</title><description>Closing of poll No ballot paper shall be delivered to a voter after the hour fixed for the closing of the poll, except that if at that hour there is in the polling station any vot...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 31 Procedure on closing of poll</title><description>Procedure on closing of poll As soon as practicable after the close of the poll, the presiding officer of each polling station must, in the presence of such of the candidates and ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr31A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 31A Counting at counting places</title><description>Counting at counting places The Returning Officer may direct — that the votes cast at any polling station or stations in Singapore be counted at such time and counting place (whic...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 32 Counting votes</title><description>Counting votes Each candidate or any of his or her election agents may appoint an agent (called in this Act the counting agent) to attend the counting of the votes and must give w...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr32A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 32A Counting of votes by overseas electors</title><description>Counting of votes by overseas electors Subject to section 36DB, every sealed ballot box containing votes cast at an overseas polling station in an election must, in order for thos...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr32B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 32B Recounting of votes</title><description>Recounting of votes The Returning Officer must conduct a recount of the votes cast in Singapore at an election if the difference between the number of votes given to the candidate...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 33 Votes to be rejected</title><description>Votes to be rejected The Returning Officer must reject as invalid the following ballot papers only: any ballot paper which does not bear the complete official mark for the authent...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr33A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 33A Approval of DRE voting systems</title><description>Approval of DRE voting systems A DRE voting system must not be used at any poll unless the DRE voting system is approved before the date of the writ of the election under section ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr33B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 33B Approval of DRE voting machines and equipment</title><description>Approval of DRE voting machines and equipment It is the duty of the Returning Officer to provide at each polling station within every electoral division specified in the notice un...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr33C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 33C Pre-poll testing of DRE voting system, etc.</title><description>Pre-poll testing of DRE voting system, etc. Immediately before the commencement of the poll in any electoral division specified in a notice under section 16(5), the presiding offi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr33D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 33D DRE voting system procedures generally</title><description>DRE voting system procedures generally Except as otherwise provided in sections 33B and 33C and any regulations made under this section, any poll using any DRE voting system must ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 34 Publication of result and statement of poll in &lt;i&gt;Gazette&lt;/i&gt;</title><description>Publication of result and statement of poll in Gazette After declaring the result under section 32(8)(a ) or (8D)(a ) and counting of all votes cast by overseas electors or after ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 35 Failure to comply with provisions of this Act</title><description>Failure to comply with provisions of this Act An election is not invalid by reason of any failure to comply with any provision of this Act relating to elections if it appears that...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36 Maintenance of secrecy at elections</title><description>Maintenance of secrecy at elections Every officer, clerk, interpreter, candidate and agent authorised to attend at a polling station, or at the counting of the votes, must, before...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=P12-P27-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 7 Postponement and Adjournment of Elections</title><description>Postponement and Adjournment of Elections 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr36A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36A Postponement of nomination day, etc.</title><description>Postponement of nomination day, etc. Despite any other provision of this Act, at any time before the nomination day for any election, the Prime Minister may postpone nomination da...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr36B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36B Change in hours for nomination of candidates, etc.</title><description>Change in hours for nomination of candidates, etc. Despite any other provision of this Act but subject to subsection (3), at any time before the nomination day for any election, t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr36C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36C Adjournment, etc., of polling</title><description>Adjournment, etc., of polling Despite any other provision of this Act, if at any time before the polling day appointed in respect of an election, it appears to the Returning Offic...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr36D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36D Voting at adjourned polling</title><description>Voting at adjourned polling Where for any reason the polling at any polling station established for the purposes of the poll is so suspended or postponed under section 33C(3) or 3...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr36DA-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36DA Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll in Singapore</title><description>Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll in Singapore The Returning Officer must wholly abandon the counting of all the votes cast at a polling station in Singapore (calle...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr36DB-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36DB Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll at overseas polling station</title><description>Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll at overseas polling station The Returning Officer must wholly abandon the counting of all the votes cast at an overseas polling st...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr36E-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36E Adjournment, etc., of counting</title><description>Adjournment, etc., of counting Despite any other provision of this Act, if at any time before or during the counting of votes in respect of an election, it appears to the Returnin...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr36F-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36F Adjournment, etc., of adding of counted votes</title><description>Adjournment, etc., of adding of counted votes Despite any other provision of this Act, if at any time before or during the adding of all the counted votes cast in respect of an el...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=P13-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 3 OFFENCES AND CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES</title><description>OFFENCES AND CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=P13-P21-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 1 Offences</title><description>Offences 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 37 Offences</title><description>Offences Every person who — forges or fraudulently defaces or fraudulently destroys any nomination paper, or delivers to the Returning Officer any nomination paper knowing it to b...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=P13-P22-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 2 Corrupt Practices</title><description>Corrupt Practices 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 38 Personation</title><description>Personation Every person who — at an election applies for a ballot paper or to record his or her vote at a DRE voting machine in the name of some other person, whether that name b...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 39 Treating</title><description>Treating A person shall be guilty of treating if the person corruptly, by himself or herself or by any other person, either before, during or after an election, directly or indire...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr40-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 40 Undue influence</title><description>Undue influence Every person who — directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person on his or her behalf, makes use of or threatens to make use of any force, v...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr41-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 41 Bribery</title><description>Bribery Every person who — directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person on his or her behalf, gives, lends, or agrees to give or lend, or offers, promises,...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr42-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42 Punishment for corrupt practice</title><description>Punishment for corrupt practice Every person who — commits the offence of personation, or aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of the offence of personation; commits t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P13-P23-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 3 Election Agent, Election Expenses and Illegal Practices</title><description>Election Agent, Election Expenses and Illegal Practices 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr43-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 43 Nomination of election agents</title><description>Nomination of election agents On or before nomination day at an election, not more than 20 persons must be named in writing by or on behalf of each candidate as his or her electio...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr44-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 44 Person convicted of corrupt practice not to be appointed election agent</title><description>Person convicted of corrupt practice not to be appointed election agent A person must not be appointed an election agent if the person has, within 7 years prior to such appointmen...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr45-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 45 Making of contracts through election agent</title><description>Making of contracts through election agent Every polling agent, clerk and messenger employed for payment on behalf of a candidate at an election must be appointed by his or her pr...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr46-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 46 Payment of expenses through election agent</title><description>Payment of expenses through election agent Except as permitted by or pursuant to this Act, no payment and no advance or deposit is to be made by a candidate at an election, or by ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr47-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 47 Period for sending in claims and making payments for election expenses</title><description>Period for sending in claims and making payments for election expenses Every payment of $10 or more made by an election agent in respect of any expenses incurred on account of or ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr48-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 48 Remuneration of election agent</title><description>Remuneration of election agent So far as circumstances admit, this Act applies to a claim for his or her remuneration by an election agent and to the payment thereof in like manne...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr49-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 49 Personal expenses of candidate and petty expenses</title><description>Personal expenses of candidate and petty expenses Any candidate at an election may pay any personal expenses incurred by him or her on account of or in connection with or incident...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr50-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 50 Expenses in excess of maximum to be illegal practice</title><description>Expenses in excess of maximum to be illegal practice Subject to such exception as may be allowed pursuant to this Act, no sum is to be paid and no expense is to be incurred by any...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr51-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 51 Certain expenditure to be illegal practice</title><description>Certain expenditure to be illegal practice No payment or contract for payment is, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of any candidate at any election, to be ma...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr52-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 52 Plural voting</title><description>Plural voting Any person who votes as an elector — in or in respect of an electoral division other than the electoral division in which the person is registered; more than once at...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr53-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 53 Use of motor vehicles at elections</title><description>Use of motor vehicles at elections Subject to this section, a person must not let, lend, employ, hire, borrow or use any motor vehicle for the purpose of conveyance of electors or...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr54-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 54 Certain employment to be illegal</title><description>Certain employment to be illegal A person must not, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of any candidate at any election, be engaged or employed for payment or ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr55-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 55 Saving for creditors</title><description>Saving for creditors The provisions of this Act prohibiting certain payments and contracts for payments, and the payment of any sum, and the incurring of expenses in excess of a c...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr56-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 56 Return and declaration respecting election expenses</title><description>Return and declaration respecting election expenses Within 31 days after the date of publication of the result of an election in the Gazette , the principal election agent of ever...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr57-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 57 Publication of receipt of return, etc.</title><description>Publication of receipt of return, etc. When the Returning Officer receives any return respecting election expenses and the statements made in respect thereof, the Returning Office...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr58-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 58 Employers to allow employees reasonable period for voting</title><description>Employers to allow employees reasonable period for voting Every employer must, on polling day, allow every elector in his or her employ a reasonable period for voting. An employer...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr59-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 59 Badges, symbols, etc., prohibited on polling day and eve of polling day</title><description>Badges, symbols, etc., prohibited on polling day and eve of polling day Subject to subsection (4), a badge, symbol, rosette, favour, set of colours, flag, advertisement, handbill,...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr60-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60 Regulations for display of posters and banners</title><description>Regulations for display of posters and banners The Minister may make regulations to regulate the display of posters and banners in respect of an election. Such regulations may pro...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr60AA-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60AA Regulations for other election advertising</title><description>Regulations for other election advertising The Minister may make regulations — prescribing the form and manner in which details as to the names of the publisher of any election ad...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr60A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60A Election advertising ban</title><description>Election advertising ban Except as otherwise provided by or under subsection (2), a person must not, at any time on polling day or the eve of polling day at an election — knowingl...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr60B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60B Blackout period for election survey results</title><description>Blackout period for election survey results A person must not publish or permit or cause to be published the results of any election survey during the period beginning with the da...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr60C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60C Exit polls ban on polling day</title><description>Exit polls ban on polling day A person must not publish or permit or cause to be published on polling day at an election before the close of all polling stations on that day — any...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr60D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60D Defence for election advertising offences</title><description>Defence for election advertising offences It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 42(1) or (4), 60AA(2), 60A(3), 60B(2) or 60C(2) to prove — that the co...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr61-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 61 Punishment for conviction for illegal practice</title><description>Punishment for conviction for illegal practice Every person who commits an illegal practice shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction by a District Court be liable to ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr62-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 62 Prohibition of canvassing on polling day and eve of polling day</title><description>Prohibition of canvassing on polling day and eve of polling day A person must not on polling day and the eve of polling day at an election — by word, message, writing or in any ot...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr62A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 62A Restrictions on election meetings</title><description>Restrictions on election meetings Without affecting sections 12 and 13 of the Public Order Act 2009, and despite section 14 of that Act, all election meetings, wherever held, are ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr63-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 63 Prohibition of dissuasion from voting</title><description>Prohibition of dissuasion from voting A person must not between nomination day and polling day (both days being inclusive) at any election, by word, message, writing or in any oth...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr64-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 64 Undue influence at or near polling station</title><description>Undue influence at or near polling station Subject to subsection (2), a person must not — endeavour to establish the identity of any person entering a polling station; check the n...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr65-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 65 Persons prohibited from conducting election activity</title><description>Persons prohibited from conducting election activity A person — attending a primary or secondary school as a student; against whom an order of supervision has been made under sect...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr66-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 66 Unlawful assembly</title><description>Unlawful assembly Where it is shown that the common object of an assembly of 5 or more persons is — to interrupt or interfere with an election meeting; or to go about in a group o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr67-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 67 Offence to operate loudspeaker</title><description>Offence to operate loudspeaker It shall be an offence for a person to operate any loudspeaker or other instrument for the production or reproduction of any speech, sound or music ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=P13-P24-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 4 Excuse for Corrupt and Illegal Practice</title><description>Excuse for Corrupt and Illegal Practice 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr68-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 68 Report exonerating candidate in certain cases of corrupt and illegal practice by agents</title><description>Report exonerating candidate in certain cases of corrupt and illegal practice by agents Where, upon the hearing of an application under section 71 respecting an election under thi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr69-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 69 Power of Election Judge to except innocent act from being illegal practice, etc.</title><description>Power of Election Judge to except innocent act from being illegal practice, etc. Where, on application made, it is shown to an Election Judge by such evidence as seems to the Judg...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr70-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 70 Authorised excuse for non-compliance with provisions as to return and declaration respecting election expenses</title><description>Authorised excuse for non-compliance with provisions as to return and declaration respecting election expenses Where the return and statements respecting election expenses of a ca...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P14-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 4 GROUNDS FOR AVOIDING ELECTIONS</title><description>GROUNDS FOR AVOIDING ELECTIONS</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr71-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 71 Application for avoidance of election on certain grounds</title><description>Application for avoidance of election on certain grounds The election of a candidate as President is to be declared to be void on an application made to an Election Judge on any o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=P15-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 5 APPLICATIONS FOR AVOIDANCE OF ELECTION</title><description>APPLICATIONS FOR AVOIDANCE OF ELECTION</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr72-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 72 Powers of Election Judge</title><description>Powers of Election Judge Every application under section 71 must be heard by an Election Judge. Witnesses are to be subpoenaed and sworn in the same manner as nearly as circumstan...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr73-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 73 Who may make application under section 71</title><description>Who may make application under section 71 An application under section 71 may be made to the Supreme Court — in respect of section 71(a ), (b ), (c ), (d ) or (e ), by any one or ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr74-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 74 Relief which may be claimed</title><description>Relief which may be claimed A person making an application under section 71 is entitled to claim in the application all or any of the following relief: a declaration that the elec...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr75-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 75 Certificate of Election Judge as to validity of election</title><description>Certificate of Election Judge as to validity of election At the conclusion of the hearing of an application under section 71, the Election Judge must determine whether the Preside...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr76-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 76 Report of Election Judge as to corrupt or illegal practice</title><description>Report of Election Judge as to corrupt or illegal practice At the conclusion of the hearing of an application under section 71, the Election Judge must also report in writing to t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr77-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 77 Time for making application</title><description>Time for making application Subject to subsections (2) and (3), every application under section 71 must be made within 21 days of the date of publication of the result of the elec...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr78-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 78 Prohibition of disclosure of vote</title><description>Prohibition of disclosure of vote An elector who has voted at any election must not, in any proceeding to question the election, be required to state for whom the elector has vote...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr79-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 79 Votes to be struck off at scrutiny</title><description>Votes to be struck off at scrutiny On a scrutiny at the hearing of an application under section 71, only the following votes are to be struck off: the vote of any person whose nam...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr80-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 80 Rejection of ballot paper by Returning Officer not to be questioned</title><description>Rejection of ballot paper by Returning Officer not to be questioned On the making of an application under section 71, the decision of a Returning Officer whether or not a ballot p...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=P16-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 6 GENERAL</title><description>GENERAL</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr81-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 81 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Minister may make regulations prescribing anything that is to be prescribed under the provisions of this Act and generally for the purposes of giving effect to the...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr82-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 82 Inaccurate description of persons and places</title><description>Inaccurate description of persons and places No omission and no misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or place named or described in any register, notice or other docum...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr83-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 83 Publication of notices, etc.</title><description>Publication of notices, etc. Where any notice is required by this Act to be published and, in the opinion of the authority who is required to publish the notice, the prescribed mo...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr83A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 83A Offences by corporations</title><description>Offences by corporations Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of a corporation in relation to a particular conduct, evi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr83B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 83B Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships</title><description>Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of an unincorporated assoc...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr84-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 84 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Returning Officer, or any officer of the Elections Department who is authorised by the Returning Officer, may compound any offence under this Act that ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=Sc-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Schedule Presidential terms counted for the purposes of reserved elections</title><description>Section 5A Presidential terms counted for the purposes of reserved elections Term No. President Community that President belongs to 1 President Wee Kim Wee Chinese community 2 Pre...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Da...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=xy-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Comparative Table</title><description>This Act has undergone renumbering in the 2020 Revised Edition. This Comparative Table is provided to help readers locate the corresponding provisions in the last Revised Edition....</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr47-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 47 Period for sending in claims and making payments for election expenses</title><description>Period for sending in claims and making payments for election expenses Every payment of $10 or more made by an election agent in respect of any expenses incurred on account of or ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr77-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 77 Time for making application</title><description>Time for making application Subject to subsections (2) and (3), every application under section 71 must be made within 21 days of the date of publication of the result of the elec...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Da...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=pr42-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 42 Punishment for corrupt practice</title><description>Punishment for corrupt practice Every person who — commits the offence of personation, or aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of the offence of personation; commits t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=P13-P23-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 3 Election Agent, Election Expenses and Illegal Practices</title><description>Election Agent, Election Expenses and Illegal Practices 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220401?ValidDate=20220401&amp;ProvIds=P13-P24-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 4 Excuse for Corrupt and Illegal Practice</title><description>Excuse for Corrupt and Illegal Practice 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20220707?ValidDate=20220707&amp;ProvIds=pr72-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 72 Powers of Election Judge</title><description>Powers of Election Judge Every application under section 71 must be heard by an Election Judge. Witnesses are to be subpoenaed and sworn in the same manner as nearly as circumstan...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr5C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 5C Further provisions on private sector service requirement</title><description>Further provisions on private sector service requirement The Minister may make regulations to — specify how the Presidential Elections Committee is to calculate and determine shar...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — ballot box includes a ballot container; ballot display means an electronic video display, image or representati...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=P12-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 2 ELECTIONS</title><description>ELECTIONS</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8 Application for certificate of eligibility</title><description>Application for certificate of eligibility A person desiring to be elected as President must apply in the prescribed manner to the Presidential Elections Committee for a certifica...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr8A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8A Consideration of application</title><description>Consideration of application Subject to subsection (2), the Presidential Elections Committee must issue a certificate of eligibility in the prescribed form to an applicant if the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr8G-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8G Consideration of community declaration in reserved elections</title><description>Consideration of community declaration in reserved elections This section applies to a reserved election. 6/2017 The Community Committee must accept a community declaration submit...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr8H-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 8H Consideration of community declaration in non‑reserved elections</title><description>Consideration of community declaration in non‑reserved elections This section applies to an election other than a reserved election. 6/2017 The Community Committee must accept a c...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 9 Nomination papers</title><description>Nomination papers Any person eligible for election to the office of President in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution may be nominated as a candidate for election to...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 10 Deposits by candidates</title><description>Deposits by candidates A candidate, or some person on the candidate’s behalf, must deposit or cause to be deposited with the Returning Officer, or with some person authorised by t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 11 Proceedings on nomination day</title><description>Proceedings on nomination day The Returning Officer must, on nomination day, attend at the place of nomination from 11 a.m. until 12 noon to receive nominations papers and politic...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 12 Objections to nomination papers</title><description>Objections to nomination papers Objection may be made to a nomination paper only on all or any of the following grounds: that the description of the candidate is insufficient to i...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 14 Persons entitled to be present during nomination proceedings</title><description>Persons entitled to be present during nomination proceedings The following persons, and no others, are entitled to be present at the proceedings specified in sections 11 and 13: t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=P12-P26-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 6 Contested Elections</title><description>Contested Elections 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 16 Contested elections</title><description>Contested elections If, on nomination day after the decision by the Returning Officer of any objections which may have been lodged, more than one candidate stands nominated for el...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 18 Polling districts and polling stations</title><description>Polling districts and polling stations The Returning Officer must, for the purposes of the poll in any electoral division — establish a sufficient number of polling stations withi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 22 Admittance to polling station</title><description>Admittance to polling station Subject to subsections (2) and (3A), a person must not be admitted to vote at any polling station except the one allotted to him or her. Where an ele...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr22A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 22A Voting by overseas electors</title><description>Voting by overseas electors Subject to section 52, any overseas elector who intends to cast his or her vote at the poll for a contested election may vote at — the overseas polling...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 25 Manner of voting</title><description>Manner of voting Each voter entitled to vote must be given one ballot paper and has one vote. The ballot paper must be delivered to the voter by the presiding officer or a person ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 26 Compulsory voting</title><description>Compulsory voting Every elector must record his or her vote at each election in the electoral division for which he or she is registered. The Returning Officer must, at the close ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr31A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 31A Counting at counting places</title><description>Counting at counting places The Returning Officer may direct — that the votes cast at any polling station or stations in Singapore be counted at such time and counting place (whic...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 32 Counting votes</title><description>Counting votes Each candidate or any of his or her election agents may appoint an agent (called in this Act the counting agent) to attend the counting of the votes and must give w...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr32A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 32A Counting of votes by overseas electors</title><description>Counting of votes by overseas electors Subject to section 36DB, every sealed ballot box containing votes cast at an overseas polling station in an election must, in order for thos...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr32B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 32B Recounting of votes</title><description>Recounting of votes The Returning Officer must conduct a recount of the votes cast in Singapore at an election if the difference between the number of votes given to the candidate...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 34 Publication of result and statement of poll in &lt;i&gt;Gazette&lt;/i&gt;</title><description>Publication of result and statement of poll in Gazette After declaring the result under section 32(8)(a ) or (8D)(a ) and counting of all votes cast by overseas electors or after ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36 Maintenance of secrecy at elections</title><description>Maintenance of secrecy at elections Every officer, clerk, interpreter, candidate and agent authorised to attend at a polling station, or at the counting of the votes, must, before...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=P12-P27-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Division 7 Postponement and Adjournment of Elections</title><description>Postponement and Adjournment of Elections 6/2017</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=P13-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 3 OFFENCES AND CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES</title><description>OFFENCES AND CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 37 Offences</title><description>Offences Every person who — forges or fraudulently defaces or fraudulently destroys any nomination paper, or delivers to the Returning Officer any nomination paper knowing it to b...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr43-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 43 Nomination of election agents</title><description>Nomination of election agents On or before nomination day at an election, not more than 20 persons must be named in writing by or on behalf of each candidate as his or her electio...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr44-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 44 Person convicted of corrupt practice not to be appointed election agent</title><description>Person convicted of corrupt practice not to be appointed election agent A person must not be appointed an election agent if the person has, within 7 years prior to such appointmen...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr45-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 45 Making of contracts through election agent</title><description>Making of contracts through election agent Every polling agent, clerk and messenger employed for payment on behalf of a candidate at an election must be appointed by his or her pr...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr49-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 49 Personal expenses of candidate and petty expenses</title><description>Personal expenses of candidate and petty expenses Any candidate at an election may pay any personal expenses incurred by him or her on account of or in connection with or incident...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr54-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 54 Certain employment to be illegal</title><description>Certain employment to be illegal A person must not, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of any candidate at any election, be engaged or employed for payment or ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr56-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 56 Return and declaration respecting election expenses</title><description>Return and declaration respecting election expenses Within 31 days after the date of publication of the result of an election in the Gazette , the principal election agent of ever...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr57-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 57 Publication of receipt of return, etc.</title><description>Publication of receipt of return, etc. When the Returning Officer receives any return respecting election expenses and the statements made in respect thereof, the Returning Office...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr60-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60 Regulations for display of posters and banners</title><description>Regulations for display of posters and banners The Minister may make regulations to regulate the display of posters and banners in respect of an election. Such regulations may pro...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr60AA-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60AA Regulations for other election advertising</title><description>Regulations for other election advertising The Minister may make regulations — prescribing the form and manner in which details as to the names of the publisher of any election ad...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr60A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60A Election advertising ban</title><description>Election advertising ban Except as otherwise provided by or under subsection (2), a person must not, at any time on polling day or the eve of polling day at an election — knowingl...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr60B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60B Blackout period for election survey results</title><description>Blackout period for election survey results A person must not publish or permit or cause to be published the results of any election survey during the period beginning with the da...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr60D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 60D Defence for election advertising offences</title><description>Defence for election advertising offences It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 42(1) or (4), 60AA(2), 60A(3), 60B(2) or 60C(2) to prove — that the co...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr64-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 64 Undue influence at or near polling station</title><description>Undue influence at or near polling station Subject to subsection (2), a person must not — endeavour to establish the identity of any person entering a polling station; check the n...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr65-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 65 Persons prohibited from conducting election activity</title><description>Persons prohibited from conducting election activity A person — attending a primary or secondary school as a student; against whom an order of supervision has been made under sect...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr79-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 79 Votes to be struck off at scrutiny</title><description>Votes to be struck off at scrutiny On a scrutiny at the hearing of an application under section 71, only the following votes are to be struck off: the vote of any person whose nam...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=P16-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Part 6 GENERAL</title><description>GENERAL</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr36A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36A Postponement of nomination day, etc.</title><description>Postponement of nomination day, etc. Despite any other provision of this Act, at any time before the nomination day for any election, the Prime Minister may postpone nomination da...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr36B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36B Change in hours for nomination of candidates, etc.</title><description>Change in hours for nomination of candidates, etc. Despite any other provision of this Act but subject to subsection (3), at any time before the nomination day for any election, t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr36C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36C Adjournment, etc., of polling</title><description>Adjournment, etc., of polling Despite any other provision of this Act, if at any time before the polling day appointed in respect of an election, it appears to the Returning Offic...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr36D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36D Voting at adjourned polling</title><description>Voting at adjourned polling Where for any reason the polling at any polling station established for the purposes of the poll is so suspended or postponed under section 33C(3) or 3...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr36DA-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36DA Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll in Singapore</title><description>Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll in Singapore The Returning Officer must wholly abandon the counting of all the votes cast at a polling station in Singapore (calle...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr36DB-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36DB Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll at overseas polling station</title><description>Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll at overseas polling station The Returning Officer must wholly abandon the counting of all the votes cast at an overseas polling st...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr36E-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36E Adjournment, etc., of counting</title><description>Adjournment, etc., of counting Despite any other provision of this Act, if at any time before or during the counting of votes in respect of an election, it appears to the Returnin...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230401?ValidDate=20230401&amp;ProvIds=pr36F-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 36F Adjournment, etc., of adding of counted votes</title><description>Adjournment, etc., of adding of counted votes Despite any other provision of this Act, if at any time before or during the adding of all the counted votes cast in respect of an el...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - 27 Declarations by voters</title><description>Declarations by voters The presiding officer at any polling station may, in his or her discretion, require any voter, before the voter is given a ballot paper, to furnish such evi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20230601?ValidDate=20230601&amp;ProvIds=Sc-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act 1991 - Schedule Presidential terms counted for the purposes of reserved elections</title><description>Section 5A Presidential terms counted for the purposes of reserved elections Term No. President Community that President belongs to 1 President Wee Kim Wee Chinese community 2 Pre...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr72-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 72 Powers of Election Judge</title><description>Powers of Election Judge Every application under section 71 shall be heard by an Election Judge. 42/2005 Witnesses shall be subpoenaed and sworn in the same manner as nearly as ci...</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Presidential Elections Act. It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Date...</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr72-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 72 Powers of Election Judge</title><description>Powers of Election Judge Every application under section 71 shall be heard by an Election Judge. 42/2005 Witnesses shall be subpoenaed and sworn in the same manner as nearly as ci...</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Presidential Elections Act. It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Date...</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr65-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 65 Persons prohibited from conducting election activity</title><description>Persons prohibited from conducting election activity No person — attending a primary or secondary school as a student; against whom an order of supervision has been made under sec...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=Sc-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Schedule Presidential terms counted for the purposes of reserved elections</title><description>Section 5A Presidential terms counted for the purposes of reserved elections Term No. President Community that President belongs to 1 President Wee Kim Wee Chinese community 2 Pre...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Presidential Elections Act. 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It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Date...</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20170914?ValidDate=20170914&amp;ProvIds=Sc-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Schedule Presidential terms counted for the purposes of reserved elections</title><description>Section 5A Presidential terms counted for the purposes of reserved elections Term No. President Community that President belongs to 1 President Wee Kim Wee Chinese community 2 Pre...</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20170914?ValidDate=20170914&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Presidential Elections Act. It is not part of the Act. Act 27 of 1991 Presidential Elections Act 1991 Date...</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20170401?ValidDate=20170401&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — ballot box includes a ballot container; ballot display means an electronic video display, image or representati...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20170401?ValidDate=20170401&amp;ProvIds=P1IA-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Part IA COUNTING OF RESERVED ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PRESIDENT</title><description>Part IA COUNTING OF RESERVED ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PRESIDENT</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20170914?ValidDate=20170914&amp;ProvIds=pr5A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 5A Reserved elections: how counted</title><description>Reserved elections: how counted The Schedule has effect for the purposes of determining whether an election is reserved under Article 19B(1) of the Constitution. After the Returni...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr5B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 5B Further provisions on community requirement</title><description>Further provisions on community requirement If an election under a writ is reserved for one community under Article 19B(1) of the Constitution and the election wholly fails, elect...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20170401?ValidDate=20170401&amp;ProvIds=pr5C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 5C Further provisions on private sector service requirement</title><description>Further provisions on private sector service requirement The Minister may make regulations to — specify how the Presidential Elections Committee is to calculate and determine shar...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20170401?ValidDate=20170401&amp;ProvIds=P1II-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Part II ELECTIONS</title><description>Part II ELECTIONS</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20170914?ValidDate=20170914&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P21-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Division 1 Issuance of writ, etc.</title><description>Issuance of writ, etc. Act 6 of 2017 wef 01/04/2017</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 6 Timing of poll and writ of election</title><description>Timing of poll and writ of election Any poll for the election of the President shall be conducted as follows: where the office of the President becomes vacant prior to the expirat...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20170401?ValidDate=20170401&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P22-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Division 2 Presidential Elections Committee and Certificate of Eligibility</title><description>Presidential Elections Committee and Certificate of Eligibility</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20170914?ValidDate=20170914&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - deleteElement</title><description>Certificate of eligibility At any time after the date referred to in section 6(1)(a ) or such date which is 3 months before the date referred to in section 6(1)(b ), whichever is ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 8 Application for certificate of eligibility</title><description>Application for certificate of eligibility A person desiring to be elected as President must apply in the prescribed manner to the Presidential Elections Committee for a certifica...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20170914?ValidDate=20170914&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - deleteElement</title><description>Immunity of Presidential Elections Committee The Presidential Elections Committee shall not, in the absence of malice on its part, be liable to any action at the suit of any perso...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr8A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 8A Consideration of application</title><description>Consideration of application Subject to subsection (2), the Presidential Elections Committee must issue a certificate of eligibility in the prescribed form to an applicant if the ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr8B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 8B Time for deciding application</title><description>Time for deciding application The Presidential Elections Committee must issue a certificate of eligibility to an applicant, or inform an applicant in writing of its decision not t...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr8C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 8C Certificate to be conclusive</title><description>Certificate to be conclusive A certificate of eligibility is conclusive of the matters it certifies and is not subject to appeal or review in any court. Act 6 of 2017 wef 01/04/20...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr8D-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 8D Immunity of Presidential Elections Committee</title><description>Immunity of Presidential Elections Committee The Presidential Elections Committee is not, in the absence of malice on its part, liable to any action at the suit of any person in r...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P23-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Division 3 Community Committee and Community Certificate</title><description>Community Committee and Community Certificate Act 6 of 2017 wef 01/04/2017</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr8E-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 8E Establishment of Community Committee and Sub-Committees</title><description>Establishment of Community Committee and Sub-Committees For the purposes of Article 19B of the Constitution, the Community Committee is established and consists of the following 1...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr8F-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 8F Submission of community declaration</title><description>Submission of community declaration A person desiring to be elected as President must submit a community declaration in the prescribed form to the Community Committee. A person ma...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr8G-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 8G Consideration of community declaration in reserved elections</title><description>Consideration of community declaration in reserved elections This section applies to a reserved election. The Community Committee must accept a community declaration submitted to ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20171001?ValidDate=20171001&amp;ProvIds=pr8H-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 8H Consideration of community declaration in non-reserved elections</title><description>Consideration of community declaration in non-reserved elections This section applies to an election other than a reserved election. The Community Committee must accept a communit...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr8I-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 8I Time for issuing community certificate, etc.</title><description>Time for issuing community certificate, etc. The Community Committee must, no later than the day before nomination day, do one of the following things in respect of a community de...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr8J-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 8J Decision to be final; certificate to be conclusive</title><description>Decision to be final; certificate to be conclusive The decisions (however named) of the Community Committee and its Sub-Committees in relation to a community declaration is final ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr8K-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 8K Immunity of Community Committee and Sub-Committees</title><description>Immunity of Community Committee and Sub-Committees The Community Committee is not, in the absence of malice on its part, liable to any action at the suit of any person in respect ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr8L-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 8L Procedure of Community Committee and Sub-Committees</title><description>Procedure of Community Committee and Sub-Committees A decision of the Community Committee must be made by a simple majority of the members present and voting, except that in the c...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P24-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Division 4 Nomination Proceedings</title><description>Nomination Proceedings Act 6 of 2017 wef 01/04/2017</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 9 Nomination papers</title><description>Nomination papers Any person eligible for election to the office of President in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution may be nominated as a candidate for election to...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P25-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Division 5 Uncontested Elections</title><description>Uncontested Elections Act 6 of 2017 wef 01/04/2017</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20171001?ValidDate=20171001&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P26-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Division 6 Contested Elections</title><description>Contested Elections Act 6 of 2017 wef 01/04/2017</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 20 Facilities to be provided at polling stations</title><description>Facilities to be provided at polling stations Before the poll opens at a polling station, the presiding officer or the senior presiding officer at that station must cause a notice...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 22 Admittance to polling station</title><description>Admittance to polling station Subject to subsections (2) and (3A), no person shall be admitted to vote at any polling station except the one allotted to him. 19/2001 Where an elec...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr22A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 22A Voting by overseas electors</title><description>Voting by overseas electors Subject to section 52, any overseas elector who intends to cast his vote at the poll for a contested election may vote at — the overseas polling statio...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 23 Poll by ballot and ballot papers</title><description>Poll by ballot and ballot papers In the case of a poll at an election not using a DRE voting system, the votes shall be given by ballot, and the ballot of each voter shall consist...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr23A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 23A Candidates’ photographs on ballot paper</title><description>Candidates’ photographs on ballot paper The Returning Officer must include on every ballot paper in an election a candidate’s photograph if — the candidate delivers that photograp...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 25 Manner of voting</title><description>Manner of voting Each voter entitled to vote shall be given one ballot paper and shall have one vote. The ballot paper shall be delivered to the voter by the presiding officer or ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 27 Declarations by voters</title><description>Declarations by voters The presiding officer at any polling station may, in his discretion, require any voter, before he is given a ballot paper, to furnish such evidence of his i...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20171001?ValidDate=20171001&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 31 Procedure on closing of poll</title><description>Procedure on closing of poll As soon as practicable after the close of the poll, the presiding officer of each polling station shall, in the presence of such of the candidates and...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr31A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 31A Counting at counting places</title><description>Counting at counting places The Returning Officer may direct — that the votes cast at any polling station or stations in Singapore be counted at such time and counting place (whic...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 32 Counting votes</title><description>Counting votes Each candidate or any of his election agents may appoint an agent (referred to in this Act as the counting agent) to attend the counting of the votes and shall give...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr32A-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 32A Counting of votes by overseas electors</title><description>Counting of votes by overseas electors Subject to section 36DB, every sealed ballot box containing votes cast at an overseas polling station in an election must, in order for thos...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr32B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 32B Recounting of votes</title><description>Recounting of votes The Returning Officer must conduct a recount of the votes cast in Singapore at an election if the difference between the number of votes given to the candidate...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 33 Votes to be rejected</title><description>Votes to be rejected The Returning Officer shall reject as invalid the following ballot papers only: any ballot paper which does not bear the complete official mark for the authen...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr33B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 33B Approval of DRE voting machines and equipment</title><description>Approval of DRE voting machines and equipment It shall be the duty of the Returning Officer to provide at each polling station within every electoral division specified in his not...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=P1II-P27-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Division 7 Postponement and Adjournment of Elections</title><description>Postponement and Adjournment of Elections Act 6 of 2017 wef 01/04/2017</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20171001?ValidDate=20171001&amp;ProvIds=pr36B-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 36B Change in hours for nomination of candidates, etc.</title><description>Change in hours for nomination of candidates, etc. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act but subject to subsection (3), at any time before the nomination day for any ele...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr36C-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 36C Adjournment, etc., of polling</title><description>Adjournment, etc., of polling Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if at any time before the polling day appointed in respect of an election, it appears to the Returni...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20210102?ValidDate=20210102&amp;ProvIds=pr36DA-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 36DA Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll in Singapore</title><description>Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll in Singapore The Returning Officer must wholly abandon the counting of all the votes cast at a polling station in Singapore (calle...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr36DB-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 36DB Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll at overseas polling station</title><description>Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll at overseas polling station The Returning Officer must wholly abandon the counting of all the votes cast at an overseas polling st...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=pr36E-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - 36E Adjournment, etc., of counting</title><description>Adjournment, etc., of counting Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if at any time before or during the counting of votes in respect of an election, it appears to the ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20190101?ValidDate=20190101&amp;ProvIds=P1III-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Part III OFFENCES AND CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES</title><description>Part III OFFENCES AND CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/PrEA1991/Historical/20170401?ValidDate=20170401&amp;ProvIds=P1III-P21-</link><title>Presidential Elections Act - Division 1 Offences</title><description>Offences Act 6 of 2017 wef 01/04/2017</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item></channel></rss>