Bangkok, April 3 – “Sawaeng” spreads the km to fight against the ballot for MPs, Section 84 specifies 2 types that must be different. Demarcation cards can only contain checkboxes and numbers. The Election Commission must comply with
Today (April 3, 2023), Mr. Sawang Boonmee, secretary-general of the ECT, posted on Facebook about the printing of ballot papers for MPs of the ECT, stating that the ballot… again… as received. had previously been informed that The Election Commission is just the one who determines the ballot paper format. According to the Constitution and the Organic Act on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives only
Let's see how Section 84 of the Organic Act on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives B.E.
Each ballot must be one of each form. 2. Must have characteristics of "different that can be clearly distinguished from each other" in order to prevent confusion among voters. Contains the name of the political party and the symbol of the political party. Therefore, it is a ballot card that has the same characteristics as a party-list ballot card. therefore prohibited under section 84 paragraph one
A constituency-based ballot paper (Article 84, second paragraph) “Must have” 1) a checkbox and 2) numbers not less than the number of candidates in that constituency. 4. Party-list ballot paper (Article 84, third paragraph) “Must have ” 1) the checkbox and 2) the number of the political party list and 3) the name of the political party with the political party symbol. The formulation of the ballot papers for the Election Commission therefore complies with the provisions of the law in all respects. – Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency