President of the Election Commission pointed out that it was necessary to fly to see the election outside the Kingdom. to take lessons not to repeat the past Be confident that the card will not be dropped. There is a card tracking system. As for 13 countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sends officers holding cards back to Thailand themselves. see foreign work according to the budget passed by the council
Ittiporn Boonprakong, Chairman of the Election Commission of Thailand gave an interview on a trip to see pre-election preparations outside the Kingdom that he traveled to see work abroad to see the election process to what extent it can respond to the service needs of Thai people abroad who have registered to express their intention to vote Including listening to problems in practice that may arise In addition, he also looked at sending cards to various embassies. used in elections outside the Kingdom and the process of sending ballot papers back to Thailand to take off the lesson that what From visiting the event, how confident are we in providing election services outside the Kingdom this time?
Mr. Ittiporn said that last week he went to South Africa, Kenya and Morocco, which are 3 of the 7 embassies in Thailand. to take care of Thai people in 54 countries in Africa Which every country has Thai people except Burundi, Comoros. The important issue is how we will serve Thai people who wish to exercise their rights. We set up the election process in 3 channels: 1. Post office, 2. Election in the embassy booth, and 3. Election in a mobile booth. What is worrying about is the election through the post office. Because the postal system of each country has different efficiency. Causing the date scheduled to be delivered may be at risk. Therefore, it must be managed how to do it. Provide a method for submitting ballots that meet the needs of Thai people the most. No mistakes for Thai people who register
As for the case, if the remaining ballot papers from foreign countries do not arrive in Thailand, Mr. Itthiphon said that we intend not to have this happen. because last time there was Therefore asking for cooperation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send the card by May 9, which, if possible, will have time to check. and can send cards to different provinces Can be in time before May 14, so to send the card in a sudden time. or late delivery before the agreed deadline will not occur. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs cooperates in arranging staff at 13 embassies that are at risk of transfer points. Contains countries in Africa and South America which we cannot risk any more Where to change flights, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will bring it by itself. Therefore, the process of sending directly to the card should not be a problem. In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also has an OVMS system that is a tracking system for checking where mail bags are located. to prevent mistakes that occur
“We have repeated and publicized to gain confidence That if sending by post, we have a way to get the card delivered to the hand of the embassy. and send it to the mail bag in order to send back to Thailand Fortunately, when registering to vote outside the Kingdom The embassy will have the names and addresses of all Thai nationals. When there is something, we will inform you all the time. We ask students and overseas applicants when sending their cards via post to inform them. This will help keep track of whether the card will arrive at the estimated time or not. And if not in time, how to solve the problem, ”said Mr. Ittiporn.
When asked about the budget of the visit Election Commission of Thailand in foreign countries, Mr. Ittiporn said that the election was made in accordance with the 1997 constitution, and a lump sum of the budget would be set aside for this purpose. which the said budget depends on Where will the Election Commission pay particular attention? It is a budget that must be reviewed by the council every year, so it must be within the said amount and cannot be more than that. by viewing the work of The Election Commission did not all go together. This is the period from April 5 to April 22 where each Election Commissioner has to take turns. As for if there is an issue that needs to be discussed in a meeting We can have a meeting electronically. Therefore, wherever we are, we can always have a meeting.- Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency