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when is best time to vote tomorrow 1sept
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Vote zun zun at 759pm
let the teachers go back later
8am sure pack ,all lao lang vote at this timing
first wave at 8am are those who wanna cheong JB or go to work later.
I will try to avoid that period.
I will try to avoid that period.
Absolutely yes.
I will be meeting with my fengshui sifu later, to get my auspicious time to go. You should consult yours. It is very important, our country's future depends on our vote.
More people better as they don't take notice of u easily
Bulk 90% hardlander ish like that
I have a friend who will rush to vote early in the morning and take the late morning flight to Cambodia for a holiday over the long weekend.
Now can go Q liao
bring a walking stick, you get priority
If your children are over 21, ask them to push you in a wheelchair, both got priority.
If your children are over 21, ask them to push you in a wheelchair, both got priority.
Wear this over your shoulders and u get priority in queue.
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SINGAPORE – When polls close on Friday, Singaporeans will get an early indication of the outcome of the presidential election at around 10pm to 11pm, before the final count is in.
This is because the Elections Department (ELD) website will publish the results of a sample count, which is expected to be completed two to three hours after polling closes at 8pm.
The final result is expected to come around midnight.
This is the first presidential election where an official sample count result will be made public.
This is because the final election result may take many hours to be confirmed, especially if there is a close fight.
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Sample counts are also used by election officials to check against the final count result, said ELD.
In the 2011 Presidential Election, the close race prompted a recount shortly after 1am, with official results declared only at 4.30am.
In that election, candidates and their counting agents could observe the sample counts during the counting process and take note of the figures.
The first time that results of sample counts were publicly released in an election was during the 2015 General Election. Polls closed at 8pm, and the first sample count was released at about 9.40pm.
In the 2020 General Election, polls closed at 10pm and the first sample counts, for two single-member constituencies (SMCs), came in at around 11.30pm.
At the counting centre, a counting assistant will pick up a random bundle of 100 ballot papers from the votes cast from a polling station.
There are 1,264 local polling stations for this election.
This is done in front of the candidates and counting agents present.
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The votes for each candidate are then added up. The tally from each polling station is given a weighting to account for differences in the number of votes cast at each polling station.
This means the same random bundle of 100 votes is given more weight if it comes from a polling station where more people voted.
The sample count takes into account only valid votes, so spoilt votes are not considered part of the percentages.
It also does not take into account the votes cast at nursing homes, a new method introduced for the 2023 Presidential Election to ensure that more elderly residents can vote. This is due to the small number of voters in nursing homes.
This means that the sample count estimate should not differ from the actual voting result by more than 4 per cent for 95 per cent of the estimates made.
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A comparison of the official results with sample count results for the 2020 General Election found that out of the 31 constituencies, most had a difference within 2 percentage points.
Seven SMCs had a larger difference, ranging from just slightly more than 2 percentage points to 5 percentage points.
Of these, three SMCs – Punggol West, Pioneer and Kebun Baru – exceeded the 4 percentage point margin of error by between 0.02 and 1.08 percentage points.
In the 2015 General Election, all sample count figures were within 2 percentage points of the official results for each constituency, except MacPherson SMC, which had a difference of about 2.6 percentage points.
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SINGAPORE – When polls close on Friday, Singaporeans will get an early indication of the outcome of the presidential election at around 10pm to 11pm, before the final count is in.
This is because the Elections Department (ELD) website will publish the results of a sample count, which is expected to be completed two to three hours after polling closes at 8pm.
The final result is expected to come around midnight.
This is the first presidential election where an official sample count result will be made public.
Q: What are the reasons for having a sample count?
A: A sample count helps to prevent speculation and misinformation from unofficial sources while counting is under way, before it is completed and election results are announced, said the ELD website.This is because the final election result may take many hours to be confirmed, especially if there is a close fight.
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Sample counts are also used by election officials to check against the final count result, said ELD.
In the 2011 Presidential Election, the close race prompted a recount shortly after 1am, with official results declared only at 4.30am.
In that election, candidates and their counting agents could observe the sample counts during the counting process and take note of the figures.
The first time that results of sample counts were publicly released in an election was during the 2015 General Election. Polls closed at 8pm, and the first sample count was released at about 9.40pm.
In the 2020 General Election, polls closed at 10pm and the first sample counts, for two single-member constituencies (SMCs), came in at around 11.30pm.
Q: How is the sample count carried out?
A: The sample count is done at the start of the counting process.At the counting centre, a counting assistant will pick up a random bundle of 100 ballot papers from the votes cast from a polling station.
There are 1,264 local polling stations for this election.
This is done in front of the candidates and counting agents present.
Singaporeans head to the polls to pick their 9th president
Countdown to PE2023: All you need to know
The votes for each candidate are then added up. The tally from each polling station is given a weighting to account for differences in the number of votes cast at each polling station.
This means the same random bundle of 100 votes is given more weight if it comes from a polling station where more people voted.
The sample count takes into account only valid votes, so spoilt votes are not considered part of the percentages.
It also does not take into account the votes cast at nursing homes, a new method introduced for the 2023 Presidential Election to ensure that more elderly residents can vote. This is due to the small number of voters in nursing homes.
Q: How accurate are sample counts?
A: There is a 95 per cent confidence rate for the way the sample count is done here, and the margin of error is 4 percentage points.This means that the sample count estimate should not differ from the actual voting result by more than 4 per cent for 95 per cent of the estimates made.
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A comparison of the official results with sample count results for the 2020 General Election found that out of the 31 constituencies, most had a difference within 2 percentage points.
Seven SMCs had a larger difference, ranging from just slightly more than 2 percentage points to 5 percentage points.
Of these, three SMCs – Punggol West, Pioneer and Kebun Baru – exceeded the 4 percentage point margin of error by between 0.02 and 1.08 percentage points.
In the 2015 General Election, all sample count figures were within 2 percentage points of the official results for each constituency, except MacPherson SMC, which had a difference of about 2.6 percentage points.
Q: Will the sample count show results at the local level?
A: Unlike in a general election, where sample count results are announced for each constituency, the sample count for the presidential election will be for votes across the whole country.
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