Applications for the certificate of eligibility had been open since June 13. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - There has been ample time for prospective presidential candidates to submit their applications for eligibility, and to prepare to contest, the Elections Department said on Wednesday.with forms listed on the ELD’s website on the same day.The ELD’s statement comes after one of the presidential hopefuls,75, criticised what he felt was a short timeframe leading up to the presidential election.
Noting that there are only 10 days between Nomination Day and Polling Day – excluding Cooling-off Day, when campaigning is prohibited – Mr Tan said on Monday that this was not enough time for him to convey his message to voters.“This does not allow sufficient time for the approved candidates to come to an agreement to avoid splitting the votes of their common supporters,” he added.
He said it takes time to print materials, so he would have to do so in advance, with the risk of being ineligible for the contest and having his money wasted.63, in its response to the issuance of the Writ, had also said it hoped the decision by the Presidential Elections Committee on the candidates’ eligibility would be made sooner rather than closer to the deadline.
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