{"id":71956,"date":"2020-06-24T20:50:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T12:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=71956"},"modified":"2020-06-24T20:50:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T12:50:21","slug":"vote-singapore-general-election-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/24\/vote-singapore-general-election-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"This is How You Vote at Singapore General Election During COVID-19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The date is set. 10<sup>th<\/sup> July is the polling day for the Singapore General Election (GE). Amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/tag\/covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic, changes have to be made to ensure that voters are safe during their visits to the polling station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"71957\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/24\/vote-singapore-general-election-covid-19\/gloves-polling-station\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gloves-polling-station.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gloves-polling-station\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gloves-polling-station.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gloves-polling-station.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gloves-polling-station.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gloves-polling-station.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gloves-polling-station.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gloves-polling-station.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>I think this might be the first time in Singapore history that we have to wear gloves and mask to cast a vote. Of course, safety first. I don&#8217;t mind the extra precaution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike previous voting, you will be allocated 2 hours timeframe to cast your vote. You can check your queue number via this website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voteq.gowhere.gov.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/voteq.gowhere.gov.sg\/<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t bother to check now as the website will only function on polling day. On the actual day, you will have to wear your mask, bring along your NRIC, and keep a social distance among the voters. Check out this video by Straits Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Singapore GE2020: What to do on Polling Day | The Straits Times\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P-j8XipKNQM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you ready for GE 2020?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 July is polling day for Singapore General Election. 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