Thai embassies to count overseas votes

[snoop1130]

Thai embassies to count overseas votes

By The Nation

 

 

Vote counting at Thai embassies worldwide would be introduced as part of an overhaul of the voting system for voters living overseas, said Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn yesterday.
 

Somchai said this would make it possible to count votes within 24 hours after the poll stations are closed. Voters overseas would not have to rush to the poll stations like previous elections, as their votes would not have to be sent back to Thailand, Somchai added.

 

The approach has been explored in Jordan, Norway and Japan’s Osaka, Somchai said.

 

The EC would allow the voters to register via the Internet. It would also register these voters one at a time to prevent repetition of data loaded in the system, Somchai added.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30320666

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-7-13

[maoro2013]

Good luck 90 reporting mostly doesn't  work, so what chance. 

[Happyman58]

Voting for what ? Elections ha ha Oh i see the guy talking there nice job Back to your office mate see you in 5 years time bye

[ramrod711]

Will they count any from Dubai?

[Srikcir]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Vote counting at Thai embassies worldwide would be introduced as part of an overhaul of the voting system for voters living overseas

I disagree with "vote counting" being done at Thai embassies.

Thai embassies are under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs that is a Cabinet position to the PM. That means the current government will report the overseas vote count as opposed to the independent Constitutional Organization Election Commission doing the count.

Furthermore, there might be undue influence brought against the embassies to covertly manipulate overseas votes should Prayut decide to lead his own political party and run for PM.

[perthperson]

11 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

I disagree with "vote counting" being done at Thai embassies.

Thai embassies are under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs that is a Cabinet position to the PM. That means the current government will report the overseas vote count as opposed to the independent Constitutional Organization Election Commission doing the count.

Furthermore, there might be undue influence brought against the embassies to covertly manipulate overseas votes should Prayut decide to lead his own political party and run for PM.

Who counts votes (regardless of where they are cast) in your country.  Do you really have some "non-government" organisation doing the job? 

[ramrod711]

3 hours ago, perthperson said:

Who counts votes (regardless of where they are cast) in your country.  Do you really have some "non-government" organisation doing the job? 

Perhaps the Russians volunteered, they're helpful like that.