15 per cent more polling stations for Presidential Election 2023 and future polls to cut waiting time: ELD

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SINGAPORE — Voting will soon be more convenient and require a shorter waiting time for voters in Singapore, with the Elections Department (ELD) set to increase the number of polling stations from the upcoming Presidential Election onwards.

Elections Department will set up more polling stations for the upcoming Presidential Election and future elections, to reduce voters' waiting times.

This will bring down the average number of voters allocated to each polling station from 2,400 to 2,150 — or a reduction of about 10 per cent. Unlike the X-pen, which was introduced at polling stations last election and was sometimes misunderstood to be an actual pen, the new stamp will have a bigger width and offer better grip for voters.It will also be more convenient for voters to check the queue status of their polling stations from subsequent elections onwards. A QR-code will be available on their poll card for them to scan and check the number of people in queue at their designated polling station.

Before the introduction of postal voting, overseas Singaporeans had to travel to one of 10 polling stations worldwide to cast their vote. This resulted in some Singaporeans being unable to vote during the 2020 General Elections when travel restrictions were implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

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