GE2020 is coming.

Here's how voting will look like during polling day.

Temperature screening

Temperature screening of all voters will be conducted at the start of the queue to detect anyone with fever or respiratory symptoms.

Those who are detected with fever or respiratory symptoms will not be allowed to enter the polling station.

Safe distancing at polling stations

Safe distancing will be enforced at all times for voters waiting to enter the polling stations and within the polling stations.

The seating area for election officials and polling agents will also be spaced one metre apart.

Quick and contactless voting

As voters will self-scan their NRIC for registration, no contact with any election officials is required.

With this e-registration, each voter should not need to spend more than five minutes within the polling station to register, sanitise their hands, put on disposable gloves, and vote.

Voila, democracy.

More polling stations

According to ELD, there will be an increase in polling stations from 880 to 1,100 this year.

This means that the number of voters per polling station will be reduced from an average of 3,000 to 2,400.

ELD also stated that voters should not bring non-voters, such as children, to the polling stations.

Voters will also be allotted a recommended two-hour voting time-band, which will be indicated on their hardcopy poll card and e-Poll card (on the SingPass mobile app), to spread out voters across polling hours.

A digital service will be available for voters to check the queue situation at their assigned polling station.

For senior voters aged 65 and above, they will be allotted recommended two-hour voting time-bands from 8am to 12 noon.

Those who are unable to vote during their allotted time-bands in the morning can still do so at other times of the day. They will then be able to join priority queues.

According to ELD, a senior voter who requires assistance may be accompanied by one household member.

To enable a safer environment for seniors to vote, ELD also encourages younger voters to vote during their allotted time-bands.

Younger voters who turn up in the morning may have to wait longer.

To read more about the safety measures, read this:

Top photo by Kane Raynard Goh.