Hi Zhern it seems that the election campaign is Philippine is getting hotter every minutes, as for Singapore there a election expenses limit stipulated in for running election candidate.
ELECTION EXPENSES LIMIT
The law imposes a limit on the level of spending by or on behalf of every candidate in the conduct and management of his/her election.
This is to ensure a level playing field between candidates. Without such a limit, parties with greater resources will gain advantage through spending more for publicity and awareness. This leads to distortions in the democratic process.
Parliamentary elections and Presidential elections have different campaign spending limits.
Parliamentary Elections
SMC $3 per elector in the register of electors for that constituency
GRC $3 per elector in the register of electors for that GRC divided by the number of candidates contesting the election in that GRC
Presidential Elections
$600,000 or 30 cents for each elector in the registers of electors for all constituencies whichever is more
The spending may be incurred before, during or after an election.
Any spending by or on behalf of a candidate in excess of the limit set by the law is an election offence called an illegal practice.
The penalty for an illegal practice is a fine of up to $300, and disqualification for 3 years from being on the registers of electors, from voting at any election and from being a candidate at a Parliamentary or Presidential election.
At the end of the election, every candidate and his/her election agent must account for all his/her spending by or on behalf of the candidate in the conduct and management of election. These returns respecting election expenses have to be filed with the Returning Officer within 31 days after the election results are published in the Gazette.
Extract from http://www.elections.gov.sg/candidates_qualifications.html
QUALIFICATIONS FOR CANDIDATES
FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACTS Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act 85 Stat. 497 (1971):The law imposes a limit on the level of spending by or on behalf of every candidate in the conduct and management of his/her election.
This is to ensure a level playing field between candidates. Without such a limit, parties with greater resources will gain advantage through spending more for publicity and awareness. This leads to distortions in the democratic process.
Parliamentary elections and Presidential elections have different campaign spending limits.
Parliamentary Elections
SMC $3 per elector in the register of electors for that constituency
GRC $3 per elector in the register of electors for that GRC divided by the number of candidates contesting the election in that GRC
Presidential Elections
$600,000 or 30 cents for each elector in the registers of electors for all constituencies whichever is more
The spending may be incurred before, during or after an election.
Any spending by or on behalf of a candidate in excess of the limit set by the law is an election offence called an illegal practice.
The penalty for an illegal practice is a fine of up to $300, and disqualification for 3 years from being on the registers of electors, from voting at any election and from being a candidate at a Parliamentary or Presidential election.
At the end of the election, every candidate and his/her election agent must account for all his/her spending by or on behalf of the candidate in the conduct and management of election. These returns respecting election expenses have to be filed with the Returning Officer within 31 days after the election results are published in the Gazette.
Extract from http://www.elections.gov.sg/candidates_qualifications.html
For Presidential Election
A person is qualified to be a candidate for election as President if he:
a. is a citizen of Singapore;
b. is 45 years old and above on Nomination Day;
c. is registered as an elector in the current registers of electors;
d. is resident in Singapore on Nomination Day and has been so for a total period not less than 10 years;
e. is not subject to any of the disqualifications specified in Article 45 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore;
f. satisfies the Presidential Elections Committee that he is a person of integrity, good character and reputation;
g. is not a member of any political party on the date of his nomination for election; and
h. has held office for a period of not less than 3 years in position of seniority and responsibility in the public or private sector as described below -
• as Minister, Chief Justice, Speaker, Attorney-General, Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Auditor-General, Accountant-General or Permanent Secretary;
• as chairman or chief executive officer of a statutory board to which Article 22A of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore applies;
• as chairman of the board of directors or chief executive officer of a company incorporated or registered under the Companies Act (Cap. 50) with a paid-up capital of at least $100 million or its equivalent in foreign currency; or
• in any other similar or comparable position of seniority and responsibility in any other organization or department of equivalent size or complexity in the public or private sector which, in the opinion of the Presidential Elections Committee, has given him such experience and ability in administering and managing financial affairs as to enable him to carry out effectively the functions and duties of the office of President.
For Parliamentary Election
A person is qualified to be a candidate for election as a Member of Parliament (MP) if he:
a. is a citizen of Singapore;
b. is 21 years old and above on Nomination Day;
c. is registered as an elector in the current registers of electors;
d. is resident in Singapore on Nomination Day and has been so for a total period not less than 10 years;
e. is not subject to any of the disqualifications specified in Article 45 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore; and
f. possesses a sufficient degree of proficiency in spoken English, Malay, Mandarin or Tamil and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, be able to read and write at least one of the said languages so that he can take an active part in the proceedings of Parliament.
The MMDA is tapping the Commission on Elections and the Philippine National Police in tearing down all election campaign posters cluttering major roads and secondary streets around the cities.
MMDA Chairman Oscar Inocentes said some 700 members of the Sidewalk Clearing Operations Group and Management Office will lead the massive operation with the support of the Comelec's national capital regional office under Director Michael Dioneda.
Indeed, the proliferation of campaign banners and posters, billboards, placards, and rallying political symbols has been the subject of public controversy as they blur the cityscape and at certain points deprecate the political process.
It is not very seldom that you see candidates in billboards attributing to themselves qualities they do not possess, and accomplishments they never achieved.
What's more, there are those who maintain their billboards throughout long after the elections.
The clean-up drive will be launched early on Monday morning starting in Guadalupe, in Makati and to spread out all over the urban sprawl in the megalopolis area.
"This isn't merely a show of force," Chairman Inocentes declared, emphasizing that, "We want all the political parties and candidates to know that we are dead serious in implementing the Comelec policy against illegal posting of campaign materials."
In stressing the seriousness of the clearing operation, the MMDA chairman made it clear no exemption will be entertained, regardless of party affiliations or alliances.
All kinds of posters, including those posted at the private billboards of the MRT will be dismantled, he said, pointing out that the Comelec has authorized his agency "to go after all campaign materials posted outside of the Comelec-designated poster areas."
The fact is, much earlier other agencies have conducted clearing operations such as the Northern Police District and the Department of Public Works and Highways in coordination with the Comelec in the Camanava area of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Velenzuela.
They have demolished oversized posters and campaign accessories and paraphernalia posted in areas outside of those designated by the election commission such as those attached to trees in public parks and in electric posts.
Tangled political matters as the politicians' illegal posters problem may seem, they must not be viewed as beyond grasp for solution. Or do our politicians didn't know?
(zhern_218@yahoo.com)
A person is qualified to be a candidate for election as President if he:
a. is a citizen of Singapore;
b. is 45 years old and above on Nomination Day;
c. is registered as an elector in the current registers of electors;
d. is resident in Singapore on Nomination Day and has been so for a total period not less than 10 years;
e. is not subject to any of the disqualifications specified in Article 45 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore;
f. satisfies the Presidential Elections Committee that he is a person of integrity, good character and reputation;
g. is not a member of any political party on the date of his nomination for election; and
h. has held office for a period of not less than 3 years in position of seniority and responsibility in the public or private sector as described below -
• as Minister, Chief Justice, Speaker, Attorney-General, Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Auditor-General, Accountant-General or Permanent Secretary;
• as chairman or chief executive officer of a statutory board to which Article 22A of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore applies;
• as chairman of the board of directors or chief executive officer of a company incorporated or registered under the Companies Act (Cap. 50) with a paid-up capital of at least $100 million or its equivalent in foreign currency; or
• in any other similar or comparable position of seniority and responsibility in any other organization or department of equivalent size or complexity in the public or private sector which, in the opinion of the Presidential Elections Committee, has given him such experience and ability in administering and managing financial affairs as to enable him to carry out effectively the functions and duties of the office of President.
For Parliamentary Election
A person is qualified to be a candidate for election as a Member of Parliament (MP) if he:
a. is a citizen of Singapore;
b. is 21 years old and above on Nomination Day;
c. is registered as an elector in the current registers of electors;
d. is resident in Singapore on Nomination Day and has been so for a total period not less than 10 years;
e. is not subject to any of the disqualifications specified in Article 45 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore; and
f. possesses a sufficient degree of proficiency in spoken English, Malay, Mandarin or Tamil and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, be able to read and write at least one of the said languages so that he can take an active part in the proceedings of Parliament.
Posted by Zhern
It would seem politicians have intrusively imposed their will at the wrong time that the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has to act decisively to once and for all stop it.
I am referring to the MMDA decision to conduct an all-out campaign to clean up illegal political campaign materials posted all over Metro Manila.It would seem politicians have intrusively imposed their will at the wrong time that the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has to act decisively to once and for all stop it.
The MMDA is tapping the Commission on Elections and the Philippine National Police in tearing down all election campaign posters cluttering major roads and secondary streets around the cities.
MMDA Chairman Oscar Inocentes said some 700 members of the Sidewalk Clearing Operations Group and Management Office will lead the massive operation with the support of the Comelec's national capital regional office under Director Michael Dioneda.
Indeed, the proliferation of campaign banners and posters, billboards, placards, and rallying political symbols has been the subject of public controversy as they blur the cityscape and at certain points deprecate the political process.
It is not very seldom that you see candidates in billboards attributing to themselves qualities they do not possess, and accomplishments they never achieved.
What's more, there are those who maintain their billboards throughout long after the elections.
The clean-up drive will be launched early on Monday morning starting in Guadalupe, in Makati and to spread out all over the urban sprawl in the megalopolis area.
"This isn't merely a show of force," Chairman Inocentes declared, emphasizing that, "We want all the political parties and candidates to know that we are dead serious in implementing the Comelec policy against illegal posting of campaign materials."
In stressing the seriousness of the clearing operation, the MMDA chairman made it clear no exemption will be entertained, regardless of party affiliations or alliances.
All kinds of posters, including those posted at the private billboards of the MRT will be dismantled, he said, pointing out that the Comelec has authorized his agency "to go after all campaign materials posted outside of the Comelec-designated poster areas."
The fact is, much earlier other agencies have conducted clearing operations such as the Northern Police District and the Department of Public Works and Highways in coordination with the Comelec in the Camanava area of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Velenzuela.
They have demolished oversized posters and campaign accessories and paraphernalia posted in areas outside of those designated by the election commission such as those attached to trees in public parks and in electric posts.
Tangled political matters as the politicians' illegal posters problem may seem, they must not be viewed as beyond grasp for solution. Or do our politicians didn't know?
(zhern_218@yahoo.com)
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