Everything About the New Campaigning Rules Put Up by ELD Simplified for You

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Zhi Hao
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As the Circuit Breaker gradually phases out, so too has all the ruckus over the upcoming election. After all, now that entire sports facilities have been allowed to continue, surely a full-fledged election will be deemed fair game for the public?

Well, kinda.

Wondering what I mean by that? Read on.

Everything About the New Campaigning Rules Put Up by ELD Simplified for You

As Singapore edges closer to the polls, several campaigning rules have been set up by the Elections Department to ensure safety amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

According to The Straits Times, the new rules will impose restrictions on physical campaigning efforts.

Parties and candidates alike have also been urged to contemplate other modes of campaigning, such as e-rallies.

Here’s a brief insight into all the new guidelines that will be implemented:

Social Distancing

Only candidates, their proposers, seconders and assenters, as well as accredited media personnel will be permitted to enter nomination centres.

Supporters should not linger in the area.

Safe distancing measures should be observed.

Walkabouts and door-to-door campaigning will be permitted, but groups should have no more than five people at any one time.

Each group must also maintain a 1m distance from other groups.

TV Airtime

Vehicles may be used, but they will not be allowed to vocalise, livestream or broadcast music and videos. Recorded messages are, however, allowed to be broadcast.

Election meetings, including rallies and gatherings, are disallowed. To compensate, more TV airtime will be dedicated to candidates.

There will be two party political broadcasts, which will air on 19 TV and radio channels.

Each candidate will be entitled to three minutes of airtime, while each group will have either 12 minutes or 15 minutes of airtime, depending on whether it’s a four or five-member constituency.

Election advertising on the Internet must comply with the Parliamentary Elections (Election Advertising) Regulations.

Films must be submitted to the Infocomm Media Development Authority for classification first before they can be used for campaign purposes.

Internet-exclusive videos are excluded from this condition, but they have to obey the Internet Code of Practice.

Party political films are also not permitted in any form.

Though it’s not mandatory, people are encouraged to view political broadcasts from their own homes.

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Other Conventional Rules Apply

Other conventional activities/regulations, such as the Cooling-off Period, Election Financing Limit and Placement of Posters will remain unaffected.

With that said, we hope that the election ceremony will proceed smoothly without a hitch and that everyone will comply accordingly. After all, at the end of the line, we surely wish for the best of both worlds:

That the election will be a success, and that nobody will get hurt from it.

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