Application Procedures

Police Elections Liaison Office

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The following types of permits are issued by the PELO:

• Election Meetings (Outdoor and Indoor – issued on daily basis till the eve of Polling Day);
• Perambulating Vehicles; and
• Assembly Centres (where supporters gather to listen to speeches by candidates after election results have been announced – issued from 4 May 2006).

System of Allocation: First-Come-First-Serve

The First-Come-First-Serve method of allocation has been chosen as it is currently the most transparent and equitable method for the allocation of Election Meeting sites.

Permit Application Queue Rules :

• Candidates or election agents are to sit in the order that they arrive in.
• Queue tickets will be issued from 8.30 am onwards to only candidates or their authorised election agents, except for Nomination Day where queue tickets will be issued from 2.00 pm.
• Candidates or their authorised election agents in the queue are to retain their queue ticket and remain seated till their queue number is flashed.
• Applications will be processed in turn.

Rules for Application

• Only candidates or their authorised election agents can make applications in respect of their constituency.
• The list of speakers must accompany an application for election meetings.
• Persons prohibited from conducting election activity include:
  
  • A Primary or Secondary school student;
  • An undischarged bankrupt;
  • A Criminal Law (Temp Provision) Supervisee; and
  • Anyone who is not a citizen of Singapore.
    
• Applicants can only submit one application for a rally site each time for one of the three time slots available for the following day:

1. 7 am to 10 am
2. 12 pm to 3 pm
3. 7 pm to 10 pm

• Applicants may submit their application to use a Perambulating Vehicle at the same time.
• Applicants must obtain the consent of the owner of the respective sites. To facilitate this, staff from the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), National Parks Board (NParks) and Housing & Development Board (HDB) will be present at the SPF Police Elections Meeting Office to grant the necessary approvals.
• Applicants are to ensure that all application forms are duly completed before submission.