Singapore (VNA) – Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has directed the Elections Department (ELD) to revise the country's registers of electors by July 31, the ELD said on May 20.
In a recent press release, it stated the PM’s direction is in accordance with section 14 (1) of the Parliamentary Elections Act. Any person who meets qualifying criteria as of June 1, 2024, will have their name included in a register for an electoral division. The revised registers of electors will be open for public inspection in June 2024. Singaporeans can check their particulars and their voter status on the Singpass app and under voter services on the ELD website.
In Singapore, voting in elections is compulsory for all who are eligible. Those who fail to do so will have their names removed from the registers after the election. However, they can apply to have their names restored so that they will be eligible to vote in future elections.Those who have had their names removed from the registers have been able to apply to restore them for the next election since Nov 10, 2023.
Singapore's last general election was held on July 10, 2020. The next must be held by November 2025, but some political observers expect an election to be called within months, following the swearing-in of Wong as Singapore's fourth PM.
Wong became PM on May 15, replacing Lee Hsien Loong who led the country for 20 years. Lee is now serving as Senior Minister in his successor's first Cabinet./.
