So there we have it, Parliament has been dissolved in #Singapore and it's time for elections. And here's a special issue of #wethecitizens looking at what #COVID19 arrangements mean for #GE2020: wethecitizens.substack.com/p/here-comes-g… #sgelection
Proclamation by President Halimah Yacob, dissolving Parliament on 23 June 2020. The Writ of Election is expected to be issued shortly. #GE2020
#SINGAPORE'S GENERAL ELECTION
Nomination Day: 30 June 2020
Polling Day: 10 July 2020
Press release from the Elections Department: eld.gov.sg/press/2020/Pre…
(I deleted my last tweet to avoid confusion 'cos I miscalculated from Nomination Day.)
The election deposit is S$13,500 (US$9,670) per candidate. Payment to be made before 12 noon on Nomination Day. If a candidate (in a Single Member Constituency) or a team (in a Group Representation Constituency) fail to secure at least 12.5% of the vote, they forfeit the deposit.
#Singapore's Group Representation Constituency system mandates that at least one member in the team of candidates must be from a particular minority group (either Malay, or Indian and Others); there are community committees who will certify a minority candidate is a minority
Updated the overview on civil liberties in #Singapore to take into account that elections have been called: wethecitizens.substack.com/p/civil-libert…
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