SINGAPORE: The marks made by the X-stamp, to be used on the ballot paper for Friday's (Sep 1) Presidential Election, are permanent, said the Elections Department (ELD). The statement on Thursday was issued in response to false news resurfacing online that the new X-stamp provided for v
SINGAPORE: The marks made by the X-stamp, to be used on the ballot paper for Friday's Presidential Election, are permanent, said the Elections Department .
The statement on Thursday was issued in response to false news resurfacing online that the new X-stamp provided for voting has been"treated with disappearing ink".The ink used in the X-stamp is oil-based, and is water- and temperature-resistant.as a replacement for the X-pen, which was used in GE2020. ELD had said some voters mistook the X-pen to be an actual pen and tried to write a cross with it.
For Friday's poll, it is not compulsory for voters to use the X-stamp. They may bring their own pens to mark the ballot papers. "ELD is committed to ensuring voting security and secrecy, and has put in place rigorous controls at every step of the voting process to ensure this."
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