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SINGAPORE: A day after the Elections Department announced that the Register of Voters is being revised, the government gazette has published the boundaries of altered polling districts.
This is for the 14 group representation constituencies (GRCs) and nine single-member constituencies (SMCs).
The announcement noted the altered polling districts of every electoral division and acknowledged that the details were published.
It is believed to be the precursor of the Electoral Boundaries Report, which is normally released before an election.
The government has announced plans to increase the number of SMCs and introduce a cooling-off day at the close of campaigning, before voters go to the polls.
For this, Singapore's Constitution and Parliamentary Elections Act has to be amended, before the boundaries come into force for the next general election, not due till February 2012.
The last general election was held on 6 May 2006.
- CNA/sc
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