EC confident ballots for referendum to be ready by June's end

BANGKOK, 10 June 2016 (NNT) – The Election Commission (EC) has expressed assurance that its production of ballots for the public referendum on the draft charter will be untainted with plans to open bidding for their printing next week.

EC member Somchai Srisuthiyakorn made known that bidding to print the nation’s 53 million public referendum ballots will soon take place as 16 printing houses have already requested details for the job.

The commission has scheduled June 15 as the start of the bidding process and will hold 2 sequential bids to decide which house is awarded the contract. The decision will be based on the price of the job as well as the house’s timetable for completion. The winner of the bid will be required to print all of the ballots by the end of June for distribution across the nation.

On concerns of fraudulent ballots being mixed in with the supply, Somchai stated the EC is not worried as it has precautions in place. Each ballot will have a special serial number hidden on it to obstruct fabrications. The ballots will also be under 24 hour watch until they are used for the referendum.


-- NNT 2016-06-10

What a load of ballots.

Are they actually needed ?

They are saving some money on the printing by reducing the number of options on the ballot papers.

There will now be only one box voters can tick confirming that 100% are in favour. This is expected to save millions of Baht as less ink will be needed. A great cost saving idea on someone's part!

These should be easy to print.

Side One: Yes

Side Two: cast vote on other side

Oh Lord. What I would give to see the perfectly dreadful Somchai balls this up so the ballots aren't ready.

That would be orgasmic in its wonderfulness.

Winnie

Let's hope the printers are up to the task.

Yes vote equals happiness!

No vote equals attitude adjustment?

Claim: all ballots to be printed and ready by end of June.

(snicker)

16 prospective bidders. Bid process starts June 15.

June 30, all done.

(laugh out loud)

Yeah, right.

Edited June 11, 201610 yr by phoenixdoglover

Claim: all ballots to be printed and ready by end of June.

(snicker)

16 prospective bidders. Bid process starts June 15.

June 30, all done.

(laugh out loud)

Yeah, right.

Please God, please. I know I'm a sinner but please let me see the ritual burning of Somchai and I pwomise never to call uncle Kim, uncle Kim again.

Winnie

In line with comments on rail links may I ask:

Isn't there a need for a proper procedure to control the bidding, evaluation and allocation process? Shouldn't independent auditors audit the process. Check the requirements are not set to have only a specific printer being able to conform. Allow those bidders rejected to appeal.

Surely such democratic procedures and safeguards are required if only to avoid winnie having to spent nights without sleep wondering about a new name for uncle Kim.

Take your time, no-one will disrupt distribution of the ballots like Suthep and Co. did last time. Plenty of time.

If the charter gets rejected again,.......Oops.... Juuuuuust kidding...

Less than 15 days to print 40 million ballots... ummm iffy at best. I would say impossible if they are also including a secret individual ballot paper code!

Less than 15 days to print 40 million ballots... ummm iffy at best. I would say impossible if they are also including a secret individual ballot paper code!

prepare for RESET and another delay,...... wanna bet????

Less than 15 days to print 40 million ballots... ummm iffy at best. I would say impossible if they are also including a secret individual ballot paper code!

Oh yes. Please God.

Of course, if the referendum is cancelled (and I believe that Prayuth must break cover and cancel it rather than lose the face that would follow a rejection), then Somchai and his grinning gargoyles will be out of a job. Oh goody...

Winnie

Less than 15 days to print 40 million ballots... ummm iffy at best. I would say impossible if they are also including a secret individual ballot paper code!

Oh yes. Please God.

Of course, if the referendum is cancelled (and I believe that Prayuth must break cover and cancel it rather than lose the face that would follow a rejection), then Somchai and his grinning gargoyles will be out of a job. Oh goody...

Winnie

IN short it's a deadly eternal loop cycle in disguise, which viciously allows the current regime which must not be named to rule 4EVER !!!! Get it?????