Voting hours will now end at 10pm, instead of ending at 8pm as usual.
Elections Department Singapore (ELD) made the announcement after reports of long queues at several polling stations, even during late afternoon.
This is understandable, considering ELD’s double apology today for the long wait. At 5.30pm, this was the situation at Palm View Primary School in Sengkang, as captured by a netizen driving by.
We sure hope the queue moved fast.
According to ELD, the voting hours have been extended to allow enough time for everyone to cast their votes.
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This extension applies to all polling stations, and excludes those based at facilities for people serving Stay-Home Notices.
If you haven’t voted yet, you should take note of a few changes:
Even though there’s been an extension, you should still check for the queue situation at your designated polling stations here.
ELD encourages voters to reach their polling stations at 9pm if the queue remains long at this time.
Having an election during a pandemic crisis isn’t easy. With additional safety measures to adhere to, delay is probably expected since we’re now living in a time of safe distancing.
Cheers to Singaporeans for exercising their civic duty today. If you’re planning to stay up for GE2020 results tonight, perhaps you can consider getting coffee.
It’s going to be a long, but undoubtedly exciting night ahead.
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