General elections are coming!
Channelnewsasia reports that the Elections Department in Singapore is soliciting citizens to check and update their status on the Registers of Electors. Also seen on From A Singapore Angle.
If you’re eligible to vote (above 21, citizen, etc.) but stuck abroad like I am, there are two things you should do:
- Check your name against the Register of Electors online by Jan 30, 2006. Or you can do so at an overseas registration center.
- Register to vote online at an overseas polling station, or mail in a printed application [pdf]. Registration ends Feb 6, 2006.
Note: A valid SingPass is required for the online forms.
For those of you in North America, note that you have (somewhat) of a choice between the Washington embassy or the San Francisco consulate polling stations. Yes, no Canadian, Caribbean or Mexican stations.
P. S. I was doing a crossword puzzle the other day. There was a clue that read “______ Angle”. I swear, for the next two minutes, I couldn’t think of anything else but “From a Singapore Angle”. Go figure that brainworm out. Loy, are you reading this?
P. P. S. Yes, I’m still sick.