Office of the Election Commission of Thailand, May 7 – The secretary of the Election Commission of Thailand reveals the overview of pre-election throughout the country in the morning. I hope more than 2 million people who have registered will come to exercise their rights. Instructed not to take pictures of the voting cards and ordered the officers to facilitate Take care of people from hot weather. Be sure to send the card to the rightful area for sure.
Mr. Sawaeng Boonmee, Secretary-General of the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) announced an overview of the opening of early voting since the morning of the past (May 7, 2023), having been notified by Provincial Election Commission across the country that every unit can vote with order. From the number of registered users, 2,235,830 people are divided into 216,950 people outside the district and 18,880 people in the district. go to vote at the central polling station Because if you don't exercise your rights today, you won't be able to exercise your rights on May 14.
“From visiting the area in Bangkok is hot. may be an obstacle including the convenience of the location But the officials of the Election Commission of Bangkok and the Royal Thai Police speeding up traffic and convenience in front of polling stations Ready to prepare a fan and drinking water to serve the people. I would like to emphasize that people do not take pictures of the ballot papers that have already voted. Do not take your card out of the polling station. Both ballot papers must be placed in the ballot envelope. This is an additional step in addition to the regular elections. Because the pre-election ballots are sent for sorting at the post office. before sending it back to the constituency according to the name in the household registration while campaigning Candidates and political parties can vote normally. But avoid disturbing the central polling place,” said the secretary-general of the ECT.
Mr. Sawang said that there are currently 92 complaints, with Bangkok being the most complained. The vast majority of complaints were about promises of property or any other benefit. Section 73(1) of the Electoral Act.
The secretary-general of the Election Commission of Thailand mentioned irregularities in pre-election registration in the provinces of Amnat Charoen, Yasothon, Sisaket, where there were an unusually large number of registered people. And having collected the ID cards of voters that the Election Commission was aware of this before the news came out and monitored from the beginning Including checking But with the work process, the protection of informers or whistleblowers must be provided. Everything is in the operational process of the Election Commission of Thailand. To open the page to clearly see that the ID card presented is the same person who shows up to exercise their rights. I emphasize that the election process in the unit must be honest and fair.
As for the concern of the public that when voting Will the ballot papers not be sent to the polling station whose name is listed in the household registration? Mr. Sawang said he would like to ensure that the ballot papers that the people have already voted will be sent to the polling station and vote counted on May 14th. sent to separate according to the ballot code on the front of the envelope containing the ballot Therefore, please ensure that The card will definitely arrive at the destination. For ballots outside the Kingdom from 68 countries have been sent to Thailand.
The secretary-general of the Election Commission of Thailand clarified the case of being criticized for keeping ballot boxes inside the box. Which has the appearance of using adhesive tape to be attached with a signature that is only to prevent opening the cabinet only part because if such a cabinet is opened The masking tape will tear along with the signature. I don't want to worry Because the ballot box is not just tape. But there are many layers of locks.
Reporters reported that after the press conference, Mr. Sawang led the media to visit the work of Election Commission Hotline 1444. If people have questions about the 2023 election, they can ask for more details. which found that throughout the past morning More than 1,000 people called to inquire, most of them asking about names in the constituencies.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency