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Holding the next General Election (GE) in the midst of the current Covid-19 outbreak “can be done“, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in an interview with several publications last month.
But the question on everyone’s mind is how?
As of last week, the Parliamentary Elections (COVID-19 Special Arrangements) Bill has been introduced to allow the Elections Department to implement temporary arrangements to ensure everyone’s safety should an election be called.
The new provisions allow aspiring candidates who are ill to register on Nomination Day without being there in person, and voters on stay orders to vote at the designated facilities where they’re staying.
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