EC chief calls on legal entities to speed up NRC nominations
Chanikarn Phumhiran,
Prapasri Osathanon
The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- The secretary general of the Election Commission (EC) called yesterday for non-profit entities to quickly nominate candidates for the National Reform Council (NRC), so it can verify their qualifications within its deadline.

Yesterday - the second day since nominations for the NRC opened - was quiet, with just two nominees handing in applications. The deadline for nominations is September 2.

EC secretary-general Puchong Nutrawong said if nominations come in less than five days before the deadline, officials may not be able to verify the candidates in time. He said he was particularly concerned about nominations that were mailed in.

Srochrat Kiriratana, director-general of the EC's department of electoral research and development, said that once nominee details were submitted, they would be fed into an online system linking 19 agencies responsible for verification.

The NRC will have up to 250 members, 77 of whom will be provincial representatives, while the remaining 173 will be selected from candidates nominated by legal entities nationwide.

According to its schedule, the junta should come up with a final list of names for the NRC by October 2.

The 173 nominees will be divided into 11 reform areas, though Puchong said these 11 groups may not have an equal number of members. However, he said, the total cannot exceed 173, as stipulated by law.

National Legislative Assembly vice president-elect Surachai Liengboonlertchai, who is a member of the selection committee that will shortlist NRC candidates for reform in politics, said he believed that all of the 11 seven-member selection committees would meet next week to learn about the regulations. After that, each panel would meet separately to select a chairman, he said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/EC-chief-calls-on-legal-entities-to-speed-up-NRC-n-30241049.html

 

[thenation]2014-08-16[/thenation]

Is there a chance that this could turn pear shaped before too long....asking anyone here to speed things up, is generally not a good tactic

One would hope that nominees would be coming in closer to the deadline than earlier as different groups took the time to debate nominees

Chief this and chief that. Thais have a lot of chiefs.

How is EC review of NRC nominations so difficult?

 

Is nomination recommended by the Junta?

Yes. Pass.

No. Fail.

How is EC review of NRC nominations so difficult?

 

Is nomination recommended by the Junta?

Yes. Pass.

No. Fail.

 

Thank you for your valuable, sincere input. Please forward to the NCPO for consideration and approval.

 

How is EC review of NRC nominations so difficult?

 

Is nomination recommended by the Junta?

Yes. Pass.

No. Fail.

 

Thank you for your valuable, sincere input. Please forward to the NCPO for consideration and approval.

 

 

Perhaps they could postpone the nominations to a later date. I doubt if there's anything in the interim constitution that allows that but I'm sure the Constitution Court could come up with an interpretation, eh, rubl? 

 

 

How is EC review of NRC nominations so difficult?

 

Is nomination recommended by the Junta?

Yes. Pass.

No. Fail.

 

Thank you for your valuable, sincere input. Please forward to the NCPO for consideration and approval.

 

 

Perhaps they could postpone the nominations to a later date. I doubt if there's anything in the interim constitution that allows that but I'm sure the Constitution Court could come up with an interpretation, eh, rubl? 

 

 

I'm surprised you suggest postponement. Almost as if you want to prevent new general elections in October 2015.

Could it possibly be that the message here is that if the nominations are not submitted with time for the EC to verify the qualifications then the candidates nominated may be rejected out of hand.

 

Therefor if you really want those who you nominate to be accepted get your nominations in with plenty of time for the EC to do their work.

 

 

 

How is EC review of NRC nominations so difficult?

 

Is nomination recommended by the Junta?

Yes. Pass.

No. Fail.

 

Thank you for your valuable, sincere input. Please forward to the NCPO for consideration and approval.

 

 

Perhaps they could postpone the nominations to a later date. I doubt if there's anything in the interim constitution that allows that but I'm sure the Constitution Court could come up with an interpretation, eh, rubl? 

 

 

I'm surprised you suggest postponement. Almost as if you want to prevent new general elections in October 2015.

 

 

Oh, has it been scheduled for then?

Edited August 16, 201411 yr by fab4

 

 

Perhaps they could postpone the nominations to a later date. I doubt if there's anything in the interim constitution that allows that but I'm sure the Constitution Court could come up with an interpretation, eh, rubl? 

 

 

I'm surprised you suggest postponement. Almost as if you want to prevent new general elections in October 2015.

 

 

Oh, has it been scheduled for then?

 

 

Have to check what was said. With NationalBudget years starting begin of October, it could be new general elections are suggested for September 2015.

 

Of course, that's assuming the EC doesn't go along with your suggestion of postponement.

Edited August 16, 201411 yr by rubl