Barcode Evidence Submitted to Election Court

Khaosod•Politics•2h ago

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Activists submit further evidence to the Ombudsman regarding barcodes on election ballots, asserting they can reveal voter choices and urging the Constitutional Court to summon them as witnesses.

•Thamthee Sukchotirat and Thanarat Kuavattanaphan presented additional evidence to the Ombudsman concerning QR codes and barcodes on election ballots.
•The evidence reportedly suggests that the codes could be used to identify voters and their choices, potentially violating the secrecy of the ballot.
•The pair are requesting the Constitutional Court to call them as witnesses to provide further explanation and demonstrate their findings.
•They argue that the Election Commission's claims about the barcodes being for anti-forgery purposes lack weight.

Overview

•On March 25, 2026, Thamthee Sukchotirat and Thanarat Kuavattanaphan submitted evidence to the Ombudsman.
•Thamthee Sukchotirat, Director of Re-vote at Sripatum University, and Thanarat Kuavattanaphan, a technology expert, submitted evidence.
•The evidence concerns QR codes and barcodes on election ballots in the 2026 election, which was forwarded by the Ombudsman to the Constitutional Court.
•The concern is that the QR codes and barcodes could allow for the identification of voters and their choices, violating the principle of secret voting.
•Thamthee Sukchotirat stated that if called as witnesses by the Constitutional Court, they could demonstrate how to identify who voted for whom.
•Thamthee Sukchotirat asserted that the data on the barcodes is not encrypted and can be scanned with a regular mobile phone.
•Thanarat Kuavattanaphan argued that once a secret is revealed, it cannot be reversed, rendering legal mechanisms for protection ineffective.
•The group requested the Constitutional Court to call them as witnesses to clarify the situation, based on photographic evidence from February 8 and February 22.

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Key Quotes

Thamthee Sukchotirat

"If the Constitutional Court wants to know, wants us to combine them, call us as witnesses in court, then it will be known who chose whom, and it will be known that the election was not secret."

ถ้าศาลรัฐธรรมนูญอยากทราบ อยากให้เรานำมารวมกัน เรียกเราไปเป็นพยานบนศาล ก็จะทราบว่าใครเลือกใคร แล้วจะได้ทราบว่าการเลือกตั้งไม่เป็นไปโดยลับ

Thamthee Sukchotirat

"The information on the barcode is not encrypted at all. Using a regular mobile phone to scan, you can see the numbers, which are the small numbers on the counterfoil. No one is hacking anything."

ข้อมูลที่มีบนบาร์โค้ดไม่ได้เข้ารหัสอะไรเลย ใช้มือถือธรรมดาสแกนก็เห็นตัวเลขแล้ว เป็นตัวเล็กต้นขั้ว ไม่มีใครไปเจาะอะไร

Thanarat Kuavattanaphan

"Once the secret is revealed, it cannot be undone. The secret has already leaked. Therefore, the principle that secrets are protected by legal mechanisms is definitely not applicable."

ความลับเมื่อถูกเปิดเผยแล้วมันย้อนคืนไม่ได้ ความลับมันรั่วไหลไปแล้ว ฉะนั้น หลักการที่ว่าความลับ ถูกปกป้องด้วยกลไกทางกฎหมายใช้ไม่ได้แน่นอน

Key Entities

Person

Reuabin-Thanarat(เรือบิน-ธนารัตน์)

Collective name for Thamthee Sukchotirat and Thanarat Kuavattanaphan, who submitted evidence on election ballot barcodes.

Thamthee Sukchotirat(นายธรรม์ธีร์ สุกโชติรัตน์)

Director of Re-vote at Sripatum University, who presented evidence on election ballot barcodes.

Thanarat Kuavattanaphan(นายธนารัตน์ กัววัฒนาพันธ์)

A technology expert who presented evidence on election ballot barcodes alongside Thamthee Sukchotirat.

Organization

Ombudsman(ผู้ตรวจการแผ่นดิน)

The organization that received the evidence regarding election ballot barcodes.

Constitutional Court(ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ)

The court to which the Ombudsman forwarded the findings on election ballot barcodes.

Sripatum University(มหาวิทยาลัยศรีปทุม)

The institution where Thamthee Sukchotirat serves as Director of Re-vote.

Election Commission(กกต.)

The body responsible for elections, whose actions regarding ballot barcodes are being scrutinized.

Law

Section 213 of the Constitution(มาตรา 213 ของรัฐธรรมนูญ)

The constitutional section under which the Ombudsman forwarded the case to the Constitutional Court.