Did PM Yingluck mix up her ballot boxes?

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Did PM mix up her ballot boxes?
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra may have bungled while casting her ballots by dropping her two ballot papers in the wrong ballot boxes, according to a blogger who scrutinised a clip of the PM exercising her voting right in yesterday's poll.

Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra may have bungled while casting her ballots by dropping her two ballot papers in the wrong ballot boxes, according to a blogger who scrutinised a clip of the PM exercising her voting right in yesterday's poll.

The blogger posted his observation at http://www.oknation.net/blog/mindhand/2014/02/02/entry-1, asking if the PM's ballot papers would be regarded as void since she dropped her party-list ballot paper into the constituency ballot box and dropped the constituency ballot paper into the party-list ballot box.

He blogged that he suspected Yingluck was busy posing for photographers to take her pictures and was not aware she had switched the ballot papers while dropping them into the boxes.

After several rounds of scrutinising the clip of Yingluck casting her ballots shown on Nation Channel, the blogger said he spotted the blunder because the constituency ballot paper was orange and the party list ballot paper purple.

He captured the images |from the clip and posted them on the blog. He also called the Bangkok Election Commission |to enquire if the PM's ballot papers would be nullified. The election officials replied that dropping ballot papers in the wrong boxes would not result in the ballot papers being invalidated.

Yingluck said she had dropped her ballot papers in the wrong boxes on the advice of an election official and she informed the Election Commission after realising the mistake. She thanked |voters who went to the poll to protect democracy.


-- The Nation 2014-02-03

[terryp]

is anyone really suprised?

[EricBerg]

Yingluck said she had dropped her ballot papers in the wrong boxes on the advice of an election official and she informed the Election Commission after realising the mistake.

Isn't she sweet, the darling of Isan? An official done it... She doesn't even know how to vote!

[sammyD]

oHHH... this is so confusing, there's two different colors. How can anyone keep track??

[Mosha]

Suthep will have a field day with that.

[Ricardo]

"Eeny meeny miny mo ... Whoopsie !"

[Ulysses G.]

Who cares.

[noikrit]

Yingluck said she had dropped her ballot papers in the wrong boxes on the advice of an election official and she informed the Election Commission after realising the mistake.

Isn't she sweet, the darling of Isan? An official done it... She doesn't even know how to vote!

Yes !! And STILL she keeps passing the BLAME ............

[Somtamnication]

None of them can read very well, anyway. They do not understand CONSTITUTION and RIGHT TO VOTE.

[sammyD]

Who cares.

Her optometrist should.

[Thai at Heart]

Thank you, three times!

[Cricketnut]

Is it really possible that this women could organise corruption lol .... I'm thinking about it after this latest box up!

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[MaxLee]

"Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra may have bungled while casting her ballots by dropping her two ballot papers in the wrong ballot boxes, according to a blogger who scrutinised a clip of the PM exercising her voting right in yesterday's poll.

The blogger posted his observation at http://www.oknation....4/02/02/entry-1, asking if the PM's ballot papers would be regarded as void since she dropped her party-list ballot paper into the constituency ballot box and dropped the constituency ballot paper into the party-list ballot box.

He blogged that he suspected Yingluck was busy posing for photographers to take her pictures and was not aware she had switched the ballot papers while dropping them into the boxes."

Not even smart enough to elect yourself... "I was jinxed by the holy Ghosts of photograph flash beams"

[noitom]

It's a Thai vote - wrong way.

[NongKhaiKid]

Yingluck said she had dropped her ballot papers in the wrong boxes on the advice of an election official and she informed the Election Commission after realising the mistake.

Isn't she sweet, the darling of Isan? An official done it... She doesn't even know how to vote!

Yes !! And STILL she keeps passing the BLAME ............

DSI are on this already and Tarit will be calling a press conference to explain he's applying for an arrest warrant for the election official.

[Emptyset]

Suthep will have a field day with that.

Yes, but even some anti-govt people on FB have conceded it's the EC officer's fault. They tell you which box to put it in. They also apparently instructed others wrongly too. Of course, I probably would've checked myself to make sure it was the right box, but you wouldn't expect these people to get something so simple wrong.

[Yunla]

This doesn't even rank in her Top Ten Oops-moments. Most pundits think that the 'playing Tetris at a state funeral' incident will never be unseated from Number One.

[whybother]

Is it really possible that this women could organise corruption lol .... I'm thinking about it after this latest box up!

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She's just the puppet. She's not doing any of the organising.

Sent from my phone ...

[meand]

Doesn't she know yet that Thais will just say "yes yes, ok" to any questions asked?!

[Emptyset]

BKK Post story confirms that Yingluck was wrongly instructed by the EC officers. Moreover, there were already ballots of the same colour that Yingluck put in the box in that same box - so there was no reason for her to doubt the instructions. It seems they were instructing everyone wrongly. Probably mislabelled the boxes. So the story isn't really so funny regards Yingluck's purported stupidity, but more worrying as EC officers should be able to get basic things like properly labelling boxes correct.

[Ricardo]

Caption-competition time ?

"Now where do I collect my 500-Baht note ?"

"My brother said, he'd 'advise' me how to vote, but he never mentioned there being two boxes !"

"That nice Mr Abhisit said I was a shining-example to all the poor people, and to smirk three times, I'd soon get the hang of it, just like he did !"

"This prize-draw is jolly exciting, I hope I win the Prada-bag !"

"Now off for another overseas-trip, Dubai I think they said, is that right ?"

"They say the country's on-the-skids, but I can't ski, so Smile for the Cameras !"

"Shouldn't I have put a postage-stamp, on my New Year's Card to my brother, then ?"

"A 50:50 chance, to get it right, and ... "

Edited February 3, 2014 by Ricardo

[Ricardo]

So, Practical-Joke of the Year, a sure-fire winner then ?

[JRSoul]

So, Practical-Joke of the Year, a sure-fire winner then ?

It will never top the practical joke elected in 2011.

[thesetat2013]

This is a clear example of how to be a foollower and not a leader. How much individual thought goes into reading what is written under your nose. :-(:-(:-(

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[djjamie]

Yingluck friendly ballot boxes

[Suriya4]

Can't speak English.

Can't read Thai.

That's the quality of Thai PM.

[johnlandy]

Who cares.

Nobody seemingly but if something is wrong it is not made right, just because 'nobody cares'

Edited February 3, 2014 by johnlandy

[wealth]

at least a symbol of the most questionable election of all times ... a symbolic confession? ... OMG, beat her on that ...

[FireMedic]

It's funny...the gf saw this last night and lost her mind calling Yingluck every name in the book. I didn't understand what the deal was other than "Stupid number one".

[SABloke]

Can't put all the blame on the official - she clearly gestures to the PM to put the ballot in the box (for the photo op), but does not seem to actually look at the ballot - I guess she assumed the PM would be holding the right piece of paper. Many times people "banks/immigration/police stations" have asked me to check an incorrect box/fill an incorrect space - all I say is "But i thought I had to fill in this one." "Apologies sir, my mistake"

Edited February 3, 2014 by SABloke