COVID19 safety measures, insufficient resources at large polling stations, and uneven spread of turnout led to long queues at GE2020 polling day: ELD review
SINGAPORE: Insufficient resources at large polling stations, uneven voter turnout as well as the need for COVID-19 safety measures contributed to the"" at some polling stations during the 2020 General Election, said the Elections Department on Thursday .
In GE2020, there were 1,097 polling stations, up from 832 in GE2015, to allow for safe distancing. A total of 36,000 election officials were deployed, 20 per cent more than in GE2015.However, 25 polling stations had more than 4,400 voters, of which 22 experienced long voter queues. Issues with e-Registration devices were reported at GE2020. The pre-COVID-19 plan was for election officials to scan voters' NRICs.
The department proposes that the number of voters at large polling stations be reduced in future elections.
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