Candidates who wish to arrange for their supporters to gather in public to show support for them at the end of poll can apply for a Police permit online via the Singapore Police Force’s Digital Services. Alternatively, applications can be made in person by the candidates or election agents at the Police Elections Permit Office (PEPO), located at Level 2 of Police Cantonment Complex (391 New Bridge Road, Singapore 088762) from 8.30 am to 6 pm daily during the campaign period, until the day before Polling Day at 2.30 pm. A list of assembly centre sites will be released before Polling Day. Candidates or groups of candidates (as the case may be) can only apply for one assembly centre within the electoral division which they are contesting in. If there is more than one application for a particular assembly centre, the Police will conduct a ballot to decide which application for the assembly centre is to be allowed.

Post-election vehicle processions may be held after the declaration of the result of the election for candidates to thank the voters and their supporters. These processions must be authorised by a permit issued by the Police.

Applications for permits to hold post-election vehicle processions may be made online via the GoBusiness Licensing Portal. Alternatively, applications may be made in person by the candidate or election agent at the Compliance Management Office of any Police Divisional Headquarters only on weekdays from 8.30 am to 6 pm, excluding public holidays and Polling Day.

A fee of $50 will be levied at the time the permit is issued.

Applications to void an election may be made under section 90 of the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 (PEA). Such applications are to be heard by an Election Judge, who may be the Chief Justice or a Supreme Court Judge nominated by the Chief Justice.

The election of a candidate as a Member of Parliament (MP) will be declared void if the Election Judge is satisfied that:

1. by reason of general bribery, general treating, or general intimidation, or other misconduct, or other circumstances, whether similar to those before enumerated or not, the majority of electors were or may have been prevented from electing the candidate whom they preferred;
2. there was non-compliance with the provisions of the PEA relating to elections, if it appears that the election was not conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in those provisions and that the non-compliance affected the result of the election;
3. a Corrupt Practice or Illegal Practice was committed in connection with the election by the candidate or with his knowledge or consent or by any agent of the candidate;
4. the candidate personally engaged a person as his election agent, or as a canvasser or agent, knowing that the person had, within seven years prior to the engagement, been convicted or found guilty of a Corrupt Practice by a District Court or by the report of an Election Judge; or
5. the candidate was at the time of his election a person disqualified for election as an MP.

The application to void an election may be made by any one or more of the following persons:

1. a person who had voted or had a right to vote at the election to which the application relates;
2. a person who claims to have had a right to be returned or elected at the election; or
3. a person alleging himself to have been a candidate at the election.

An application to void an election must be made within the relevant period stipulated in sections 97(1), (2) and (3) of the PEA depending on the ground of the application.

The Election Judge may, on hearing the application, declare that:

1. the election is void;
2. the return of a person elected was undue;
3. a candidate was duly elected and ought to have been returned; or
4. a scrutiny be held, where the seat is claimed for an unsuccessful candidate on the ground that he or the group of candidates to which he belongs actually had a majority of lawful votes.

However, the Election Judge may not question the decisions made by the Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officers in the adjudication of votes.

When the hearing of the application has concluded, the Election Judge will determine the outcome of the application and certify such determination to the President. If the case so requires, the President will order the holding of an election in the electoral division concerned within one month of the determination in accordance with the certificate. Where the election of any MP for a Group Representation Constituency is determined by the Election Judge to be void, the election of the other MPs for that electoral division is deemed to be void.

All returns respecting election expenses and declarations will be made available online for six months starting from the date the notice setting out the online location is published in the Government Gazette. Inspection of the returns and declarations is free of charge. This can be done online at the Elections Department website.

The address and contact number of any individual disclosed in the returns and declarations will be completely redacted and the NRIC number of any individual disclosed will be partially redacted.

One year after the date of publication of the notice in the Government Gazette, the documents may be destroyed or returned to the candidate if an application for their return is made by the candidate before they are destroyed.

After the count, all ballot papers (including their counterfoils) and other election documents will be sealed and stored in the Supreme Court vault for a period of six months before they are destroyed. This is to ensure the secrecy of the vote. During those six months, items sealed in the ballot boxes can only be retrieved by court order. The court will issue such an order only if it is satisfied that the order is required for the purpose of instituting or maintaining a prosecution or an application to void the election. Nearer to the date of the destruction of the ballot papers, candidates will be invited to register their interest to witness the proceedings.