SINGAPORE: Ballot papers and other documents used in the 2023 Presidential Election will be destroyed on Mar 2.
This is as stipulated by the law and “to ensure secrecy of the vote”, the Elections Department (ELD) said on Monday (Feb 19).
The documents used in the Sep 1 election last year will be destroyed at the Tuas South Incineration Plant. They will be transported to the plant from the Supreme Court, where they have been kept for the past six months.
ELD said it will reach out to candidates or their representatives who wish to witness the proceedings.
Under the Presidential Elections Act 1991, ballot papers and other documents used in an election must be sealed and retained “in safe custody” for six months, after which they must be destroyed unless otherwise directed by order of the President.