Applications to run in Singapore’s Presidential Election will open tomorrow and close five days after the writ of election is issued
SINGAPORE: Potential candidates who wish to run in the Presidential Election can apply for a Certificate of Eligibility from Tuesday , the Elections Department said in a press release on Monday.
To qualify, the prospective candidate must have held a senior public office or helmed a company that has at least S$500 million in shareholders' equity for at least three years. ELD said that an applicant who does not consider himself to be a member of any of the above communities may also state so in his community declaration. The Community Committee can either accept the declaration and issue the person a notice of acceptance or invite the person to submit another community declaration for one of the communities.
The PEC issues the CoE no later than the eve of Nomination Day and applicants will be notified of the application outcome.
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