Singapore Election Long Queues

The long queues led to voting.

Singapore election long queues. Singapore s first pandemic election sees long queues frayed tempers and acts of kindness. President halimah yacob dissolved parliament on 23 june 2020 on the advice of prime minister lee hsien loong it elected members of parliament to the 14th parliament of singapore since singapore s independence in 1965 using the first past the post electoral system. The polls in singapore has been extended by two hours as polling stations were witnessing long lines as people are taking precautions o to ensure social distancing amid covid 19 pandemic.

However several stations across the island saw long queues during the day including palm view primary school in sengkang. It was the same in ohio and virginia. Long queues as indonesians in singapore cast early ballots at embassy.

At the university of ghana polling stations a voter reported at the polling station at 12 am to be able to cast his ballot on time. The state has a long history of voting problems but it s not the first in this election season to see long queues on the first day of early voting. Singapore the elections department singapore eld has issued another apology about the long queues at polling stations on polling day last friday july 10.

Singapore about 2 565 000 voters or 96 per cent of registered voters have cast their votes at polling stations in singapore as of 8pm the elections department eld said. Voting extended by two hours due to long queues. There are already long queues at some polling stations across the country as some voters reported to the polling stations as early as 12 am.

Long queues as one third of voters cast ballots by lunchtime during pandemic polls will close at 8pm and sample counts providing an early indication of results may be available. This year s poll is the country s first ever simultaneous presidential and legislative elections so overseas voters. The 2020 singaporean general election was a general election held in singapore on 10 july 2020.