Election 2026: Barcode Tracking & Mock Election Prep

Today (March 2) Noraseth Prachayakorn, member of the Senate (Senate), as Chairman of the Political Development Commission. Public participation, human rights, rights, freedoms, and consumer protection. The Senate held a press conference to prepare for a mock election on Wednesday, March 4, at 1:30 p.m., to find facts about the ballot. that if there is a barcode Can it be traced back to the voter?

In this event, Noraseth was accompanied by Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, former Election Commission member (EC), Thamthee Sukchotirat, director of D-Vote, and Thanarat Khuawattanaphan, CEO of DomeCloud, an expert in software and blockchain technology. The media were led to tour the mock election venue. Reception area, 2nd floor, Senate side, Parliament Building

The Faculty has prepared mock election ballots. Including various equipment in a mock polling station It was stated that it was a vote to choose their favorite noodles. And each card has 6 boxes to choose from to vote.

Naraset revealed that Through the committee Invitation letters were issued to observers, including ambassadors from 7 countries such as Japan, America, Canada, Australia, Norway, and academics who gave opinions on these issues were also invited, including Wissanu Krea-ngam, former deputy prime minister, Charan Phakdithanakul, former judge of the Constitutional Court, Bowonsak Uwanno, deputy prime minister, and Jane Jess Donavanik, prime minister candidate of the Patriot Party. Including groups of people who have been prosecuted by the Election Commission and have also sent invitation letters to all the Election Commission (EC), including the Secretary-General of the Election Commission, to come and observe the verification of the facts in this case.

Naraset confirmed that This election experiment There were no political issues involved. But the committee It is intended to open up space to prove that ballots with barcodes are vulnerable. However, if there are still barcodes in the next election, it may affect people’s decision-making or the freedom of voting. The ECT will take the facts that arise from the experiment into consideration and improve the next election.

Somchai explains the process that Some kind of ballot has been prepared. Allow 10 members of the media to enter as representatives to vote and keep it secret. And when it comes to the vote counting process There will be an analysis team drawn from the public. The team will analyze by counting votes and taking photos of ballots. and decode it yourself But it doesn’t say how to decode it. To see if each team has decoded it correctly or not. What do the agents who enter to exercise their rights choose? And finally, there will be an answer on how the decoding process works.

“We aim to be 100% accurate, so this is a weak point that in the future, the Election Commission must not do this. There shouldn’t be a barcode designed with numbers that can be traced to origins.”

While Thamthee added: From the intent of the inspection, the focus is on the process. When it was seen that there was a risk that the voting would be secret. that can check who checked what If the election was held on February 8th Someone found out first and used it to commit corruption. It is a risk that will occur. He emphasized that the audit sought to reveal the risks of electoral fraud. and confirm that the inspection is carried out Didn’t set any flag on how the election would go. Ready to ask everyone to open their minds to examine and consider how to develop these things to make the election pure and fair. Honest and fair and help maintain the voice of the people with the safety of all citizens.