section_path: Electoral system/Other constitutional changes
section_name: Other constitutional changes
paragraph_text: Other constitutional changes
  
  Amendments were made by the ELD, together with the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI). It was announced that family members of candidates who are foreigners or Permanent Residents would not need written authorisation signed by a candidate (or their election agent) to participate in election activities, though direct involvement in politics, such as canvassing, would still be prohibited, with this regulation extending to minors under the age of 16. On 31 May 2024, the ELD announced that the Returning Officer, appointed by the prime minister to ensure fair and orderly elections, would have the authority to instruct individuals and social media platforms to remove online election advertisements that violate election regulations.
  
  The ELD stated on 15 October 2024 that special arrangements at nursing homes, first implemented in the 2023 presidential election, would be discontinued due to logistical constraints and mixed reception. The ELD also sets a spending limit for electoral campaigns, hitherto set at S$4 per elector. However, on 27 March 2025, ELD raised the spending cap to S$5 per elector per constituency to account for inflation.
  
  After the writ of election is issued, ELD announced further rules during campaigning period where deepfake technology (such as digitally manipulated online material or advertising that misrepresent a candidate's speech or action) are banned, which came in light after former President Halimah Yacob 's deepfake video surfaced online on the same day. No new banners, flags, and posters were allowed to be posted until the start of campaigning, with exceptions for some banners, flags, or posters that are used as permanent location markers, or existing ones that were placed in the constituency prior to the issuance (such as Town Council banners); Aetos Security Management could take down posters at its own discretion if there were violations.