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SINGAPORE – The precautionary measures put in place to protect voters during the Covid-19 outbreak had reduced voting efficiency and led to long queues at some polling stations, the Elections Department (ELD) said on Thursday (Sept 10).
For instance, allocated time bands given to voters in the July 10 election did not succeed in spreading out voter turnout throughout the day.
More resources should have been devoted to large polling stations, the ELD added in a statement, noting there were long queues at 22 out of 25 polling stations that each served more than 4,400 voters.
It set out the findings of its review into the reasons behind unusually long queues seen at polling stations on Polling Day, as well as the measures it will take to “put them right” for future elections.
Following the election, the department apologised for the inconvenience caused to voters and pledged to study the matter.
On Thursday, it said longer than usual queues were seen at about 18 per cent of polling stations – 199 out of a total of 1,097– in the morning, but the situation had improved at most stations by 11am.
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