Publication Type
News Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
8-2011
Abstract
The announcement by the Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) of the prospective candidates who have been issued certificates of eligibility for the 2011 presidential election in Singapore makes interesting reading for what it does and does not say. The Committee’s decision-making process is also fairly opaque. It is submitted the rules governing the PEC’s task should be reviewed before the next election. At least, it is hoped future Committees will adopt as constitutional conventions the practices of granting hearings to applicants, announcing decisions well ahead of nomination day, and issuing full reasons.
Keywords
Judicial review of administrative action, Presidential Elections Committee, presidential elections in Singapore
Discipline
Administrative Law | Asian Studies | Constitutional Law | Law and Politics
Publication
Straits Times
First Page
A36
ISSN
1692-9344
Publisher
Singapore Press holdings
City or Country
Singapore
Citation
LEE, Jack Tsen-Ta.
Let Presidential Hopefuls have their Say. (2011). Straits Times. A36.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1046
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http://www.smu.edu.sg/news_room/smu_in_the_news/2011/sources/ST_20110813_1.pdf
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