Electoral affairs chief explains each voter backing candidacy list nomination must sign separate paper.
Tong Hio Fong
The official campaign for 22 seats kicks off in August, but candidates must prove themselves before being allowed to stand.
The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission has budgeted MOP 50.8 million for the legislature’s direct and indirect elections this year, an 8.5 per cent decrease from the 2017 elections.
Tong Hio Fong, who heads the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission, said that over 320,000 permanent residents will be eligible to vote in the 2021 direct election.
A total of 920 voters can cast their ballots in the legislature’s indirect by-election on November 24.
A single list has been confirmed for the by-election of a business sector seat in the Legislative Assembly on November 24.
The overall budget for November’s by-election of an indirectly-elected seat in the Legislative Assembly has been set at 3.28 million patacas.
The schedule for the by-election of a vacant business-sector seat in the Legislative Assembly is scheduled to be held on November 24.
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