GE2020 explainer: What happens if I don't vote?

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There’s no hiding it: Voting is not as easy as just marking a box, at least not if you want to vote responsibly. 

You need to find out which area or rather constituency you’re in, who will be running there, pay attention to what they’re campaigning for, and the list goes on.

It’s easier to not vote, sure. But what happens when you don’t?

Simply put, you don’t get to vote anymore.

After the elections are over, the Returning Officer will compile a list of non-voters, aka those who should have voted but didn’t. In case you still didn’t know. voting is compulsory for Singaporeans.  

This non-voters list is passed to the Registration Officer. Their names would then be removed from the Register of Electors (another list, but of people who can vote).

Non-voters would no longer be allowed to vote at the subsequent elections, and are disqualified from being an election candidate in the future.

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