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Organic Act on the Election Commission B.E. 2550 (2007)

Updated: June 2015

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Section 9 states:

In the case where there is no Chairman of the Election Commission, or the Chairman is unable to perform his or her duties, the Election Commissioners shall elect one among themselves to act, in his behalf, as the Chairman of the Election Commission.

 

Section 17 states:

A member of the Provincial Election Committee shall not be under any of the following prohibitions…

  • (6) Be of unsound mind or mental infirmity;
  • (7) Be addicted to drugs…

 

Section 24 states:

…In case where any Election Commissioner has voted on a decision on any matter, but has not yet affixed his or her signature to such decision because his or her term of office has terminated or because of any other necessary cause that prevents him or her from doing so, the Chairman of the Election Commission shall record the cause in the decision document in place of the signature of that Election Commissioner. However, if it is a case where the Chairman of the Election Commission and a number of Election Commissioners are unable to affix their signatures, the remaining Election Commissioners shall record the cause, and if it is a case where the whole Election Commission is unable to affix their signatures, the Secretary-General shall record the cause…

 

Excerpts from the Organic Act on the Election Commission B.E. 2550 (2007)

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Section 9 states:

In the case where there is no Chairman of the Election Commission, or the Chairman is unable to perform his or her duties, the Election Commissioners shall elect one among themselves to act, in his behalf, as the Chairman of the Election Commission.

 

Section 17 states:

A member of the Provincial Election Committee shall not be under any of the following prohibitions…

  • (6) Be of unsound mind or mental infirmity;
  • (7) Be addicted to drugs…

 

Section 24 states:

…In case where any Election Commissioner has voted on a decision on any matter, but has not yet affixed his or her signature to such decision because his or her term of office has terminated or because of any other necessary cause that prevents him or her from doing so, the Chairman of the Election Commission shall record the cause in the decision document in place of the signature of that Election Commissioner. However, if it is a case where the Chairman of the Election Commission and a number of Election Commissioners are unable to affix their signatures, the remaining Election Commissioners shall record the cause, and if it is a case where the whole Election Commission is unable to affix their signatures, the Secretary-General shall record the cause…

 

Excerpts from the Organic Act on the Election Commission B.E. 2550 (2007)