Court to Rule on EC Referendum Registration Case Feb 3

Matichon•Politics•266d ago

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The Administrative Court has scheduled a hearing for February 3 to issue a ruling on a lawsuit filed against the Election Commission (EC) regarding the limited 3-day period for referendum registration, which reportedly prevented many citizens from registering.

•The Administrative Court will deliver a judgment on February 3 concerning a lawsuit against the Election Commission (EC).
•The lawsuit challenges the EC's decision to allow referendum registration for only three days, from January 3-5, 2569 B.E. (2026 A.D.).
•Plaintiffs argue that the short registration period, combined with insufficient public announcement, prevented many citizens from registering for the referendum.
•The EC's system was unable to handle the large volume of registrations simultaneously due to the condensed timeframe.

Overview

•On January 30, 2569 B.E. (2026 A.D.), the Office of the Administrative Court announced a hearing.
•On February 3, 2569 B.E. (2026 A.D.) at 1:30 PM, the Central Administrative Court will read its judgment.
•The lawsuit was filed against the Election Commission (EC) due to its handling of referendum registration.
•The Election Commission limited referendum registration to only three days (January 3-5, 2569 B.E. / 2026 A.D.).
•The registration system was unable to accommodate a large number of concurrent registrations.
•There was insufficient public announcement regarding the referendum registration period.
•This resulted in the plaintiffs and a large number of citizens being unable to register for the referendum.
•The Central Administrative Court will issue its ruling on the case on February 3, 2569 B.E. (2026 A.D.).

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Key Entities

Organization

Administrative Court(ศาลปกครอง)ℹ️

The judicial body responsible for hearing administrative lawsuits in Thailand.

Election Commission (EC)(กกต.)ℹ️

The state agency responsible for organizing elections and referendums in Thailand.

Election Commission (EC)(คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง (กกต.))ℹ️

The state agency responsible for organizing elections and referendums in Thailand, named in the lawsuit.