Bangkok, April 1- Bangkok – Election Commission of Bangkok conducts dress rehearsal for election applications, MPs in Bangkok are confident that they are ready, repeating that candidates must complete documents. The cheerleaders can come only when they have received the applicant’s identification number. Don’t hold a festive event. Repeat if the applicant already knows that he is not qualified. Or having prohibited characteristics and then applying will be punished by law.
Mr. Kajit Chatchawanich, Permanent Secretary for Bangkok, along with Mr. Samran Tantipanich, director of the Institute for Political and Electoral Development. Participate in rehearsing applications for election of members of the House of Representatives on a constituency basis of Bangkok, all 33 districts at Sports West Building 2, Bangkok Youth Center (Thai-Japan), aiming to complete the recruitment process and facilitate candidates for election and believe that it will not be stuck in any problem because it has been rehearsed many times And it is considered that the plan is 100 percent ready and the officers at the candidate table also have people who are officers who have previously performed their duties.
As for Mr. Samran Tantipanich, he said he thanked the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration for supporting the election process. And the election process has been rehearsed several times. which today is a rehearsal of the actual recruitment location It is a review of the recruitment process to be accurate. And on the actual application day, there will be a professional MC to supervise the application process to prevent confusion and mistakes.
Simultaneously, three reminders were sent to candidates for election: 1. supporting documents for applying for election under sections 45 and 46 of the Act on the Election of MPs, which stipulates that candidates To apply, all items must be prepared. Which, if not complete, must have the applicant go back and prepare it. Actually, let’s apply again.
2. Cheerleaders of candidates can come to the recruiting place. which is a constitutional right and liberty But what is concerned during the arrival can sing and dance, but only when the candidates have obtained the candidate identification number. Must be careful in committing an offense under Section 73 (3) of the Election Act. or when obtaining the applicant identification number, refrain from doing these actions
3. Qualifications and Prohibited Characteristics of Candidates It is not the duty of the admissions department to conduct rigorous review. But it is the duty of each party’s nomination committee according to the law. The examination of the documentary evidence of the qualifications of the admissions department is only one more review. Which if any candidate is a person who already knows that he is not qualified to run for election or having prohibited characteristics There will be penalties under Section 151 of the law, which, if elected, MPs must have their right to vote revoked and benefits must be returned. to the House of Representatives
Mr. Samran stressed that he was not worried about the chaos or the case against his candidacy. By preparing a strict security system, including the Special Branch Police, 191 EODs and a crowd control set of at least 170 people, and entering the area must pass through a screening point to scan suspicious objects before entering the area. If there are political symbols in the area, the Chao will assess the situation. And must look at the facts whether the action falls within the scope of an offense or whether it is an exercise of rights and liberties according to the Constitution
By preparing staff to recruit, start working from 05:00 on April 3 for the table to check documents of candidates.
In addition, Permanent Secretary BMA also said for concern which is a lesson from the previous election In case of registering to vote in advance in the district and outside the district but did not exercise the right to vote in advance Then on the actual election day, they returned to exercise their rights in front of the unit, but did not appear on the list of names to vote. due to having already registered to exercise the right to vote in advance
On Sunday, April 2, the Office of the Election Commission There will be a rehearsal for recruitment of members of the House of Representatives on a list basis at the Irawat Building, Bangkok. 2.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency