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Disqualifying candidates: Presidential Elections Committee can afford to fully disclose reasons
The 2017 exercise to choose Singapore’s president, coupled with the desire to exercise the right to vote, should shape the PEC’s communication of its decision in this election
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The Presidential Elections Committee would do well to be transparent and upfront in executing its gatekeeping function and communicating its decision.
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I remember voting for the first time during the May 2011 General Election.
Many friends in my age group were excited at the prospect of participating in our inaugural exercise of our democratic right to vote. One even made T-shirts with the slogan emblazoned: “Virgin Voter: You never forget your first time”.
