Bangkok: Associate Professor Olar Thinbangtiao, a lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science and Law at Burapha University, has expressed confidence that the recent election controversy is unlikely to result in invalidation. He emphasized that the intentions of the Election Commission play a pivotal role in this matter.

According to Thai News Agency, Associate Professor Olar addressed concerns about the presence of QR codes on ballots and the ensuing debate in the Constitutional Court. He argued that these issues are unlikely to lead to a ruling of election invalidation. He highlighted that the Election Commission has clarified that the QR codes are designed to prevent forged ballots, rather than track voters' identities.

He further explained that tracing ballots back to individual voters is practically impossible due to the Election Commission's document management system, which ensures personal identification is not compromised. The Commission's official responsibilities make accessing ballot papers or ballot stubs for this purpose virtually impossible.

Associate Professor Olar stated, "To invalidate an election, it must be proven that the system is capable of tracing the vote back to the person who cast it. To date, no one has been able to do this. There are many hypotheses and theories, but none of them are practically feasible."

He also reiterated that legal considerations will likely focus on the intent behind the measures. If the measures were intended to prevent fraud without revealing voters' identities, it would be challenging to interpret them as grounds for invalidating the election.