tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23000001.post2697084765002798881..comments2023-08-10T22:16:51.246+08:00Comments on The Bosonic State: The Secrecy of an Overseas VoteJackson Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02267650599398779304noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23000001.post-60843058737531914962010-04-24T08:20:02.598+08:002010-04-24T08:20:02.598+08:00In the UK they can vote from overseas by post (amo...<i>In the UK they can vote from overseas by post (among other things). Having people go to embassy/consulates is archaic.</i><br /><br />Yes, that's so true. And to think that overseas voting was only implemented in the last election.<br /><br />From a sceptical point of view, it can be argued that the authorities chose the High Commission method of voting than via other methods because, for reasons you have given, it allows a greater proportion of votes for PAP.Jackson Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267650599398779304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23000001.post-54500047021323872572010-04-23T09:18:51.711+08:002010-04-23T09:18:51.711+08:00In the UK they can vote from overseas by post (amo...In the UK they can vote from overseas by post (among other things). Having people go to embassy/consulates is archaic.<br /><br />And yeah, the physical letter thing --- not only that, but when I submitted my application online to be an overseas elector, I did not receive any email confirmation that I had applied. This should be trivial to implement and should be standard for all application-type things.<br /><br />Overseas votes might also be pro-PAP because if the embassy is in a city with not many Singaporeans (like Canberra) then most of the people voting might be embassy staff. I wouldn't be surprised if most embassy staff are pro-PAP.Ponder Stibbonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387561315863534902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23000001.post-3192182448376115582010-04-01T18:05:02.896+08:002010-04-01T18:05:02.896+08:00It's at Canberra for Australia because that...It's at Canberra for Australia because that's where the High Commission is. This is the case for all the other overseas polling station.<br /><br />Perhaps there is a rule that says the poll cannot be done on a land outside the jurisdiction of the government, which explains why they cannot rent a place in, say, Sydney and set a polling station there.Jackson Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267650599398779304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23000001.post-45644662740861320162010-04-01T12:58:04.698+08:002010-04-01T12:58:04.698+08:00It's a joke itself going all the way to Canber...It's a joke itself going all the way to Canberra to vote. Do they think the journey is from Changi to Jurong?<br /><br />Exactly why they don't have one voting centre for each state I don't know. Or for more of the popular states which Singaporeans go to, eg Perth, Melbourne<br /><br />KaffeinKaffeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958784896341738588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23000001.post-37637792013730296802010-04-01T07:58:20.056+08:002010-04-01T07:58:20.056+08:00Precisely my point. And I vaguely recall from the ...Precisely my point. And I vaguely recall from the 2006 GE results that the overseas votes tend to favour PAP.<br /><br />Could this be an explanation?Jackson Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267650599398779304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23000001.post-8695410927046399772010-03-31T23:16:35.761+08:002010-03-31T23:16:35.761+08:00Overseas vote counting is conducted a few days aft...Overseas vote counting is conducted a few days after the polls close. Refer to this site: http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-2006-ge/<br /><br />I recall that there was an article about the overseas vote counting results too, back in 2006. Given the single-digit numbers for some of the constituencies, it appeared quite easy to personally link the voter to the vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com