Cash pledged at exchange, IDs scanned
At a recent rally in the northeastern province of Amnat Charoen, the Election Commission ( EC) was asked to look into allegations of vote buying, including the scanning of voter ID cards.
Previous EC person Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, who is currently the main planner of the Seri Ruam Thai Party, claimed on Facebook that he had a sneaking suspicion that the scanned data might be used to monitor the voter purchases made by the event.
Additionally, Mr. Somchai claimed to have learned that a party had obtained ID cards from voters in the same responsibility for 500 baht.
The celebration promised to give the voters an additional 500 ringgit when they arrived to get their tickets the day before the election.
Medical volunteers are being enlisted abroad to record the titles of patients who have vowed to program a specific party.
However, Mr. Somchai stated that no guarantees have been made regarding payment for their assistance.
He claimed that he has not yet complained to the police or the EC because, in his opinion, the latter will be proactive in dealing with any suspected cases of ballot buying.
When the social party in question gathered ID cards from supporters at its gatherings for scanning and entering into their database, a local supplier in Amnat Charoen has confirmed that the alleged vote-buying took place between April 26 and 28.
The source also corroborated the 500-baht cost claims, adding that the whole would increase to 1, 000 baht for those who take a photo of their noticeable vote and send it to the event later as” validation” of voting.
According to the supplier, the EC does mandate that all citizens leave their cell phones with election officials before casting their ballots.
The surveys controller is currently looking into the claims, according to an EC representative.