The Election Commission (EC) has apologised after the online advance voter registration system crashed on Sunday, the last registration day.
However, the EC stopped short of saying if it plans to extend the registration period because of the glitch, which left many unable to secure their advance voting rights.
Sawaeng Boonmee, EC secretary-general, said on Monday the problem was first detected around 9pm on Sunday after the system was overwhelmed by the sheer number of people seeking to register for advance voting at the same time.
The system — comprising the EC’s dedicated registration website and the Smart Vote application — can handle 4,000 registrations per second, according to the EC’s technical…
