FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1989
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HE NOTED THAT ONE OF THE MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS WAS THE ACCURACY OF THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL (GER).
то
IMPROVE
"THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY STEPPING UP PUBLICITY то REMIND THE VOTERS OF THE NEED TO REPORT CHANGES OF ADDRESS AND BY UPDATING GER BY MATCHING IT WITH HOUSING DEPARTMENT RECORDS
IDENTIFY ΤΟ
ELECTORS AFFECTED BY INTER-ESTATE REDEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.
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MOVEMENTS, CLEARANCES
OR
IDENTITY
TO ENSURE ADDITIONALLY, A SYSTEM OF CHECKING COULD BE DEVISED THE ACCURACY OF THE
CARD NUMBERS SUPPLIED BY REGISTERED
ELECTORS.
TO ENCOURAGE VOTERS TO TURN OUT AT THE POLLS, THE LOCATION LAYOUT OF EACH POLLING STATION WOULD BE STUDIED IN DETAIL TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE MADE.
AND
WHAT
WILL "SPECIAL ATTENTION
BE GIVEN TO THE ACCESSIBILITY POLLING STATIONS, TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS NEAR POLLING STATIONS
PREVENT THE WAYS TO
DISPLAY OF ELECTION POSTERS WITHIN POLLING
STATIONS, MR LAN SAID,
OF AND
ZONES BUFFER
CONTROLLING IN SOME CASES, RE-DRAWN NEED TO BE
FOR MORE
IN
PROVED VERY EFFECTIVE ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE POLLING STATIONS. THE BOUNDARY OF BUFFER ZONES EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT, MR LAN NOTED.
FURTHERMORE, IT
WOULD
FOR POLLING BRIEFINGS THE BASIC PROCEDURAL
WAS RECOMMENDED THAT TRAINING
INCLUDE DETAILED STAFF SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED. THIS WOULD FOR POLLING STAFF TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE CONVERSANT WITH RULES GOVERNING THE RUNNING OF AN ELECTION AND THE RELATED MATTERS.
THEIR CLOSE
LOCAL ROLE IN
WITH RELATIONSHIP WERE OFTEN PLAYING AN ACTIVE
MR LAN SAID BECAUSE OF RESIDENTS, AREA COMMITTEES DISTRICT-BASED ELECTIONS.
VIEWS "I THEREFORE WELCOME YOUR
CONDUCTED, MR LAN ELECTIONS SHOULD BE SEMINAR.
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THE REGIONAL
ON HOW THE DISTRICT BOARD TOLD PARTICIPANTS OF THE
NOTED SECRETARY
THAT
WERE AREA COMMITTEES
COMMUNITY SPIRIT CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION
GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE EFFECTIVE IN PROMOTING A AS WELL AS PROVIDING AN INVALUABLE TWO-WAY BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL RESIDENTS.
DISTRICT BOARDS
MAINTAINED THEIR LINKS
AREA COMMITTEES AND MAINLY THROUGH CROSS-MEMBERSHIP.
HELPED REFER
AREA
'ELECTED DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED TO SERVE
THEIR RESPECTIVE
AND AREA COMMITTEES OF
CONSTITUENCIES
TO PROBLEMS
THE DISTRICT BOARDS
THEY
AND
ON THE HAVE THEIR
COMMITTEES WHERE NECESSARY," MR LAN SAID.
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