100,000 volunteers to monitor vote count in upcoming election

Civil groups plan to deploy at least 100,000 volunteers to observe the upcoming elections and monitor the vote count at polling stations nationwide, according to the Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw) group.

iLaw manager Yingcheep Atchanond said 101 civil organisations have joined hands to monitor the polls with a focus on the vote count after the Election Commission (EC) decided to scrap real-time updates of the vote tallies.

He said the network had urged people to observe the elections at all levels to help promote clean and fair polls.

For this year’s general election, the network plans to recruit and deploy at least 100,000 volunteers at more than 90,000 polling units across the country, he said.

Following the EC’s decision to cancel live election results, the network…