YOUR Vote Is SECRET
OUR AIMS
2. Independently reinforce the message that your vote cannot be traced and is secret.
3. Encourage citizens to participate in the election process as POLLING and/or COUNTING AGENTS and witness that the voting process is free and fair.
2. You DO NOT need to join a political party.
3. YOUR VOTE COUNTS. It signals support or unhappiness with governance and policies. Your vote will affect policies, our society, our country.
Who are Election Kakis?
Election Kakis is a citizens’ volunteer group interested in our socio-political situation. Singapore has an organised and verifiable voting process. Yet we note there is an element of fear and apathy in Singapore citizens when it comes to voting. Fear that their votes can be traced and affect their careers, promotion, HDB balloting and upgrading, for example. Apathy that their vote does not matter.
1. Encourage and promote active citizenry with friends and family to participate in a patriotic endeavour, independent of the vote you make.
YOUR RIGHTS AS CITIZENS
1. ALL voters can volunteer to witness the process of voting, counting and the final destruction of ballots.
The Elections Process
Singapore's election process comprises 4 stages.
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1. Polling Stage: Casting your vote at Polling Stations from 8 AM to 8 PM.
2. Counting Stage: Counting the votes at Counting Stations from approximately 9pm onwards.
3. Post-Elections Storage Stage: Once the counting is over, the ballot boxes are secured with tape (signed by the counting agents at the counting centres) and transported to the Supreme Court Vault for storage.
4. Post-Elections Ballots Destruction Stage: Six months after Election Day, political party representatives can witness the condition of the boxes as to whether they are secured, unopened. These boxes are then transported for destruction by incineration accompanied by political party representatives.
Remember: YOUR Vote Is SECRET
Help debunk fears of some Singaporeans that their votes are not secret
Presidential Elections 2023
There was training available to become both Polling Agents and Counting Agents for the Pesidential Elections 2023. Thank you to all those who participated in the training and subsequently were participating as PAs and CAs.
General Training for Polling and Counting Agents
We are planning on resuming the training to become Polling and Counting Agents for future elections. So watch this space.
Videos
These videos were made in 2019 to explain what happens at the polling station. These remain essentially the same for the Presidential Elections 2023.
1. Election Kakis in English
2. Election Kakis in English with Malay Subtitles
3. Election Kakis in English with Tamil Subtitles
4. Election Kakis in English with Chinese Subtitles
Information from the Elections Department
Please refer to information from the Elections Department for the latest information on all aspects of the elections process.