Presidential Elections Committee (eligibility vetting)

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Singapore public institution eligibility vetting body government body

The Presidential Elections Committee (eligibility vetting) is the body in Singapore responsible for assessing and certifying whether prospective presidential candidates meet the constitutional and statutory eligibility requirements to stand for election.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Presidential Elections Committee (PEC)	1
Presidential Elections Committee (eligibility vetting) canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Singapore public institution ⓘ eligibility vetting body ⓘ government body ⓘ
associatedWith	Elections Department Singapore ⓘ office of the Prime Minister of Singapore ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)
country	Singapore ⓘ
decisionFinality	decisions are generally final and not subject to ordinary appeal ⓘ
decisionType	administrative decision ⓘ
eligibilityCriteriaAssessed	age requirements for presidential candidates ⓘ citizenship requirements for presidential candidates ⓘ financial soundness of candidates ⓘ integrity, good character and reputation of candidates ⓘ private sector senior executive and financial management experience requirements ⓘ public sector service requirements for candidates ⓘ residency requirements for presidential candidates ⓘ
establishedFor	implementation of the elected presidency eligibility framework in Singapore ⓘ
function	apply discretionary assessment of comparable experience and ability for candidates ⓘ consider applications for certificates of eligibility ⓘ determine whether private sector candidates meet senior executive experience criteria ⓘ determine whether public sector candidates meet senior public office criteria ⓘ issue certificates of eligibility to presidential candidates ⓘ
governedBy	rules and regulations issued under the Presidential Elections Act ⓘ
hasPower	to exercise discretion in assessing comparable experience and ability ⓘ to refuse a certificate of eligibility if criteria are not met ⓘ
impact	determines who may stand as a candidate in Singapore presidential elections ⓘ
jurisdiction	Singapore ⓘ surface form: Republic of Singapore
languageOfOperation	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of the Republic of Singapore ⓘ Presidential Elections Act (Singapore) ⓘ
operationalContext	Singapore’s non-partisan elected presidency system ⓘ
output	certificate of eligibility granted or refused ⓘ
process	may request further information or clarification from applicants ⓘ receives applications within a prescribed nomination window ⓘ reviews documentary evidence submitted by applicants ⓘ
publicInformation	issues public statements or media releases in connection with presidential elections ⓘ
relatedTo	Elected Presidency scheme in Singapore ⓘ Presidential Elections Act (Singapore) ⓘ surface form: Presidential Elections Act, Chapter 240A (Singapore) Presidential Elections Committee (eligibility vetting) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Presidential Elections Committee (PEC)
reportsTo	President of Singapore ⓘ surface form: President of Singapore (in terms of constitutional framework)
responsibleFor	eligibility vetting for Singapore presidential elections ⓘ
role	assess eligibility of prospective presidential candidates ⓘ certify whether prospective presidential candidates meet constitutional requirements ⓘ certify whether prospective presidential candidates meet statutory requirements ⓘ
scope	assessment of individual eligibility applications ⓘ interpretation of eligibility criteria under the Constitution and Presidential Elections Act ⓘ
typeOfElection	presidential elections ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of Singapore → nominator → Presidential Elections Committee (eligibility vetting) ⓘ

Presidential Elections Committee (eligibility vetting) → relatedTo → Presidential Elections Committee (eligibility vetting) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presidential Elections Committee (PEC)