Referendum is scheduled on January 10

[Lite Beer]

Referendum is scheduled on January 10

BANGKOK: -- The Election Commission has set January 10 as the date for referendum for the people to decide whether to accept the amended draft Constitution and to answer on two more queries which may include reforms before election issue, said EC chairman Supachai Somcharoen on Wednesday.

The EC, he said, is well prepared to stage the referendum. Once the EC has received the draft charter from the National Reform Council expected within September 16, it will send the approved draft to a well-established printing house for publication of up to 19 million copies for distribution to 80 percent of households across the country, he added.

All the copies of the draft charter will be distributed within November 30 before the referendum is to be staged on January 10.

Mr Supachai explained that the issues to be queried in the referendum would be raised by the NRC and the National Legislative Assemby but the queries would be crafted by the EC.

He assured that the EC was capable enough to launch publicity blitz to educate members of the public about the referendum which would cost the taxpayers about three billion baht.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/referendum-is-scheduled-on-january-10

-- Thai PBS 2015-06-10

[Somtamnication]

Ok. No alcohol sales that day. Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Run to 7-11 on January 9th.

[djjamie]

The voice of the people will be heard...What a novel approach and a refreshing change from the previous regime.

If only that approach was considered with the amnesty bill instead of forcing that through against the will of the majority.

3 billion baht is how much the rice scheme lost in 100 hours so in the scheme of things is a small price to pay for a referendum to ensure that rice schemes never cost the tax payer 3 billion baht in 100 hours again!!

[Lite Beer]

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