InfoQuest (March 25) -- Mr. Srisuwan Chanya, secretary-general of the Association for the Protection of the Constitution, revealed that he would file a petition to the Constitutional Court to urge the Election Commission (EC) to consider the ballots from New Zealand as valid on the morning of March 25. He would further ask the Constitutional Court to judge all ballots invalid, if the EC would invalidate the ballots from New Zealand that were delivered late at the upcoming meeting in the afternoon of same day.
The Association for the Protection of the Constitution held that, Thai people had legitimately exercised their right according to the provisions of Thailand's 2017 Constitution. In addition, the EC's reason behind the invalidation -- delayed ballot delay -- was not convincing, as this reason was not among the dishonesty, improbity or ballot loss prescribed in the Section 114 of the Electoral Law that was amended by the National Assembly of Thailand in 2018.
From this, It was illegitimate for the EC to invalidate their ballots only because they could not be delivered to their respective constituencies before the polls closed. That might lead to the conclusion that the general election on March 24 was dishonest and also deprived of Thailand people's right to vote dwelling in New Zealand. The election could also be considered as invalid or go against the 2017 Constitution and the new Electoral Law.
Source: InfoQuest, by Tanawat Suayaem / Rachada / Sasithorn, translated by Xinhua Silk Road
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