August 25, 04:07 PM 
514 Chai Chee Lane 03-16, Singapore 469029 The Writ of Election has been issued, and Nomination Day has been fixed for September 1.
After nine days of campaigning (one less than in previous elections), Singapore will go to the polls on September 11, a Friday — also a first in some time, given that it was widely speculated for the election to take place on September 12, a Saturday.
Cooling-off day, therefore, will take place on September 10, a Thursday.
And yes, this also means we'll have an extra public holiday on Friday (woohoo!).
Earlier on Tuesday, Parliament was dissolved.
Here's the official announcement:
The'>
Posted by Gov.sg on Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Screenshot from here.
The writ, found here, also details the nomination centres, which are:
- Assumption Pathway School (Bukit Panjang, Holland-Bukit Timah)
- Bendemeer Primary School (Jalan Besar, Radin Mas, Tanjong Pagar)
- Chua Chu Kang Primary School (Chua Chu Kang, Hong Kah North, Pioneer)
- Fengshan Primary School (East Coast, Fengshan, Pasir Ris-Punggol, Punggol East)
- Keming Primary School (Bukit Batok, Jurong, West Coast, Yuhua)
- Kong Hwa School (MacPherson, Marine Parade, Mountbatten, Potong Pasir)
- Poi Ching School (Hougang, Tampines)
- Raffles Institution (Aljunied, Ang Mo Kio, Bishan-Toa Payoh, Sengkang West)
- Yishun Primary School (Marsiling-Yew Tee, Nee Soon, Sembawang)
Candidates will be required to submit their nomination papers during the golden hour of 11am to 12 noon. They'll be able to start collecting nomination forms from Wednesday, 26 August from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (Saturday close at 1pm la) at the Elections Department.
So if you wish to join the festivities, you can pick your constituency of choice and head on down.
Here are some technical details you may or may not be interested in, regarding the nomination process:
1. Each candidate's nomination paper must be signed by 6 electors (i.e. Singapore citizens).
2. Each candidate's election deposit is S$14,500 in cash, a bank draft or a certified cheque.
3. Each nomination must also be accompanied by a political donation certificate.
And here's something else to keep in mind: Yam Ah Mee's replacement as returning officer is Ng Wai Choong.
Source: gov.sg
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