Electric voting among the options that will be made available in the soon-to-be-sent to the cupboard
PUBLISHED: 23 May 2024 at 18: 39
The board studying the issue expects the first round of the vote on rewriting the constitution to occur in the coming months as the legislation is being amended in six regions, with electric seats then being permitted.
According to official Nikorn Chamnong, the parliament-appointed committee has identified six areas for amendments in a document bill that will be presented to the cabinet on May 28.
In the event that fresh MPs or members of local administrative organizations are needed, the election will take place on the same day as either a general election or a nearby vote.
Next, voting by mail, electronic voting or ballot by different means is permitted. A district properly combine various voting techniques.
Third, a majority vote may be obtained for a vote to be conducted based on voter turnout across the country, not the number of available voters. The majority voting must also reach the number of” no effect” seats.
Fourth, the Election Commission (EC ) is required to permit the expression of views by those who support or oppose the referendum. In the previous election that the military plan arranged in 2016, opponents argued that their opinions were suppressed.
Fifth, the EC has the option to specify the whole nation as a single district or create split districts along provincial or district lines, with votes being pooled and afterward tallied and tallied.
At the same poll facilities, voters will put both the election and the general or local vote.
Mr. Nikorn expressed his confidence that the case may pass the amendments and give the expenses to parliament in time for its first regular session on June 18th.
When in parliament, the costs will be scrutinised within 45 days.
” I believe it will go along without a hitch because both the criticism and the government are on the same page about the proposed amendments,” he said.
Before the policy is presented to the Senate for thought for about a month, the bill is likely to pass its second and third readings, or last readings, before sailing through its last readings.
” We’re looking at the job in congress wrapping up in August”, Mr Nikorn said.
The EC will determine the referendum date and proclaim the vote question that the cabinet has approved after the bill is passed.
Before the close of the year, the first of three shells might occur.
Voters may be asked to vote in the first vote whether they approve of the creation of a new contract. If the majority of the time is in agreement, the following will inquire as to whether Part 256 may be amended to allow for the creation of a new contract.
When a new contract has been produced, the state will carry a second referendum, asking voters to choose whether it should be adopted.
However, even though the method is being made more quickly, Mr. Nikorn insisted that the timeline is still preliminary at this point.
He claimed that he had faith that the new constitution may be passed before the president’s four-year term comes to an end.
He even suggested that a separate election be held to decide whether to change chapters 1 and 2 of the contract.
Thailand is described in Chapter 1 as a single, unbroken, political country with the King as head of state, while Section 2 includes chapters on aristocratic privilege.