Spares required at all 100,000 poll stations but printing of ballots in bound sets of 20 inflates the total
Security officers stand guard at a Thailand Post warehouse where ballots are being readied for nationwide distribution on Monday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)
The Election Commission (EC) on Friday offered an explanation for why it needs nearly 5 million extra ballots, saying that ballots are normally distributed in bound sets of 20, which inflates the total required.
Extra ballots are required to be kept as spares at all 100,000 polling stations across the country, EC secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee said in a Facebook post.
A total of 52.23 million people are eligible to vote on May 14, while…
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