EC will demonstrate how to vote in “OPEN-list System”

BANGKOK, 18 April 2015 (NNT) - Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) is to hold a demonstration on how to vote in the “OPEN-list System” as well as the vote counting process sometime after May, Election Commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn revealed today.

He said that EC needs a month of preparations for the demonstration which will be held at the EC headquarters in Building B of the Government Complex, on Chaeng Watthana Road.

So far the EC has selected one type of ballots for use in the open-list system. The ballot contains on its left-hand side names of political groups or parties whereas the right side contains the number of each candidate.

Speaking about electronic voting, Somchai explained that e-voting machines will be used in the next general election but only at pre-election polling stations in Bangkok's constituencies in the first stage. The e-voting technology will be applied nationwide within five years as an alternative channel for eligible voters. He said a complete switch to e-voting must be done gradually.

-- NNT 2015-04-18

I'd like to see the EC demonstrate how it can follow the constitution. Fortunately, there is no constitution now for it to follow. But be assured, whenever a constitution is endorsed, the EC will be unprepared to carry out elections.

"“If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.”"

- Mark Twain