Law experts explain what changes to election rules will mean for the 2023 Presidential Election. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Mr Benjamin Yap, a Singaporean living in Ho Chi Minh City, struggles to remember the last time he voted in an election.The key reason? Distance. He would have had to travel out of Vietnam to cast his vote, as there are only 10 overseas polling stations worldwide, with the nearest one being in Hong Kong.
“I have been away from Singapore for so long, but I still feel Singaporean at heart. I see my ability to exercise my right to vote as very much intrinsic to my status as a Singaporean,” said Mr Yap, who lives in Ho Chi Minh City with his wife and their 15-year-old son. The Straits Times spoke to experts on what the changes to election rules mean for the 2023 Presidential Election.More access, more votes
Singapore Management University assistant professor Benjamin Joshua Ong, who specialises in constitutional law, noted that the vast majority of overseas Singaporeans are not registered voters, so it is impossible to tell precisely by how much the turnout rate will increase. Prof Tan added that in an election like the 2011 Presidential Election, where Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam edged out Dr Tan Cheng Bock by 7,382 votes, the postal votes from overseas voters could matter.
It is also a criminal offence to counterfeit a return envelope or to open, tamper with or intentionally damage a sealed return envelope without authorisation.A presidential election, taming cost pressures, and other hot-button issues: Four key political topics in 2023
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