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13 Responses to “How does the government know how Malays island-wide voted? Singapore should be for-and-by all Singaporeans”

1.  Anonymous  on 2:30 PM SGT

   The Election Department should explain why this information is made available then if voting is truly secret!

    
2.  Anonymous  on 3:54 PM SGT

   Stop perpetuating the fear. It does no good to everyone.

    
3.  Anonymous  on 5:28 PM SGT

   its not perpetuating the fear, its a call to more transparency, and holding the government responsible to their words.

    
4.  Anonymous  on 7:19 PM SGT

   "Stop perpetuating the fear. It does no good to everyone."
   
   Are you assuming that only Jeffrey Ho have these sentiments? Does it help not talking about it when the published forum letters revealed much even if Jeffrey keeps his mouth shut?
   
   Furthermore Jeffrey was calling for a Singaporean Singapore. His message is to cast racial lines aside. When PAP reveals the Malay voting trend, that in itself was damaged done. If anything Jeffrey was trying to give a call to unite.
   
   Alternative to silence is implosion. Then it is truly too late.

    
5.  Anonymous  on 8:03 PM SGT

   "how the government knows?"
   
   I suspect they are bluffing, I think they do it all the time. They don't know and they are trying to pull a fast one.
   
   I can think of two reasons why they would do this. First, many first-time voters are unfamiliar with the polling procedures at the polling centres. At the last minute, when faced with serial numbers read out loud or channelled to certain fixed lanes, this fear may prompt them to play safe and vote the PiP. Whenever they can, it would benefit the PiP to perpetuate the fear that voting is not secret.
   
   Hence by making wild claims about Malay support, they are dropping hints that they have the means to know how we voted.
   
   Second reason is race-baiting. The PiP seems to be embarking on race issues, even though in the past they tell us it's bad to do so. I see the Gomez issue as indicator that they are desperate to do anything so as to regain lost ground.

    
6.  Anonymous  on 10:03 PM SGT

   which is why they must explain!
   explain! explain why they said they know they have the malay voters' support! explain!
   
   "explain why, you say you know you've the malay voters' support when our votes are supposed to be secret?"

    
7.  a.k.tan  on 12:55 AM SGT

   No need to find out how the government knows. LKY has threatened in the past to find out why there were people who voted against the PAP. And if he didn't find out, he wasn't LKY.
   
   And if his sycophants do not find out how the Malays, etc voted, they ain't LKY sycophants. That is the way of the insecured.
   
   Don't make us roar with laughter about anonymity with the comic voting papers. Who voted which candidate is incriminating enough without the addition of a photograph and fingerprints.
   
   In spite of all the voting 'safeguards' there are people who dare tell the PAP to shove it up theirs. This is very bad news for the PAP especially when there are lots more such people with each election.

    
8.  Anonymous  on 8:15 AM SGT

   Don't be naive. Only action that can be taken is to say no to serialize voting paper in the next election and no calling out of voter name when you collect your voting papaer in the polling station on the next election day.

    
9.  Anonymous  on 11:54 AM SGT

   It simply comes back to this. The Elections Department must be delinked from the Government. It must be run independently, overseen by members covering a wide social order of the society. This panel would have a tenure of 5 years which is renewable up to 2 terms. These members must be selected to a process which is transparent and all eligble Singaporeans must have equal opportunities to be included. Members affliated to any political parties or trade unions must be excluded. The Panel is appointed by The President. Their backgrounds, education and other relevant information must be made public for scrutiny.
   
   Only then, can we Singaporean would truly know what is really happening.
   
   It is not about perpetuating fear, its about addressing it. Fear can only be overcome, when we confront it and bring everything into the open.

    
10.  Anonymous  on 1:53 AM SGT

    The votes, all serialised, are locked for 6 months in a secure vault. It can only be opened by order of a judge if any disputes occur.
    
    Does anyone know who guards these vaults?
    
    How does the Election Department, Judge ensure that no unauthorised personnel enters the vault?

     
11.  Anonymous  on 7:59 AM SGT

    Yes, ask for explanation. But,
    don't play into PAP's hand by perpetuating the fear. You are doing a disservice to AP and their supporters.

     
12.  John Riemann Soong  on 9:37 AM SGT

    I think it simply shows that the PAP was talking out of its ass.
    
    Pardon the crude language, but nothing could express that sentiment more than that.
    
    Of course now the PAP faces a dilemma: it now either has to rescind its statement or admit that it has breached voter confidence.
    
    I like how the government dug a hole for itself.

     
13.  Anonymous  on 1:54 PM SGT

    To anonymous 11:54am, you wrote "...The Panel is appointed by The President." May I know which office does our President will come under when this ever happens??? bah!

     

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