Election Commission, 1 June – The Election Commission explains the legal reasons for amending the ballots for selecting senators in the cross-selection round. To prevent the card from becoming a invalid card If there is a case of selecting a person who does not report or is not selected in the first round.
Reporters reported that Office of the Election Commission Issue public relations documents to understand the ballots for selecting senators according to the revised regulations. Election Commission regarding the selection of Senators, Issue No. 2, with amendments to the ballots for selecting Senators in the cross-selection grouping round. To be clearer and more appropriate
By clarifying that according to Section 56 (5) of the Organic Act on the Acquisition of Senators in 2018, ballots cast for those who do not have the right to be elected shall be considered “void ballots” and shall not be counted as votes. Therefore, if the person eligible to choose writes the identification number of the person eligibl
e to be chosen, for example in the case where the applicant does not report for duty. or unable to show up within the specified time or being a candidate who was not selected in the first preliminary round will result in the entire ballot being invalid. This causes the scores of other numbers on the same card to be lost as well.
The Office is therefore aware of the importance of every vote. and upholding the will of the electorate. Therefore, the format of the ballot for selecting senators has been changed. For selecting applicants from other groups in the same line
Previously, one ballot was given with one space for each group to write the identification numbers of candidates from other groups on the same line, changed to giving ballots with only one space to write the identification numbers of other groups of candidates on the same line. Not more than 4 tickets, according to the number of other groups in that line.
Source: Thai News Agency