The parliamentary committee scrutinising a bill to amend the law on elections of MPs on Wednesday voted 32-14 with one abstention to have two ballot papers with different numbers – one for constituency MPs and the other for preferred political party, used to calculate party-list seats.
The amendment follows passage last year of a constitutional amendment to restore the two-ballot system for the next general election.
However, parliamentarians were divided – one said constituency candidates and their parties should have the same number on the ballots, while the other said said they should have different numbers.
The committee met on Wednesday to vote on the matter.
Committee chairman Sathit Pitutecha said a majority of 32 voted for two ballots with different numbers, 14 for two ballots with the same number, with one abstention. Mr Sathit said he abstained, as…
