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Electoral Management
EM002
Responsibility of national EMB
Question: Does the national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
Answer(s):
a . National level c . Local level d . Other kinds of elections (church, union, etc.) Please specify.
Comments: The Election Commission shall control and hold, or cause to be held in an honest and fair manner an election of members of the House of Representatives, or selection of members of the Senate, election of members of a local assembly and local administrators including voting in a referendum.
Source: Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, Sec. 222: http://www.un.or.th/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016_Thailand-Draft-Constitution_EnglishTranslation_Full_Formatted_vFina....pdf
Organic Act on the Election Commission B.E. 2550 (2007), Sec. 10 (1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/TH/thailand-organic-act-on-the-election-commission/at_download/file
Verified: 2023/10/04
EM004
EMB budget determined by
Question: The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
Answer(s):
c . The legislature g . Other
Comments: The Office of the Election Commission shall submit budgetary appropriations, to be used as subsidy for the Election Commission and the Office of the Election Commission, in the Annual Budget Appropriations Bill or in the Supplementary Budget Appropriations Bill, as the case may be.The incomes and properties for the operation of the Office of the Election Commission shall consist of:
(1) State subsidies;
(2) Incomes from fees or properties of the Office of the Election Commission;
(3) Interest or benefit from finances or properties of the Office of the Election commission; and
(4) Other incomes as provided by laws.
Source: Organic Act on the Election Commission B.E. 2550 (2007), Sec. 38, 39: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/TH/thailand-organic-act-on-the-election-commission/at_download/file
Verified: 2023/10/04
EM005
EMB expenditures controlled by
Question: The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
Answer(s):
c . The legislature e . Another organ within the national government
Comments: The Office of the Election Commission shall prepare a balance sheet, finance account and working account and submit them to an auditor within ninety days after the end of the accounting year.
The Office of the Auditor-General of Thailand shall be the auditor who audits the accounts of the Office of the Election Commission and shall examine and certify all types of accounts and all types of finance of the Office of the Election Commission, as well as evaluate the expenses and properties of the Office of the Election Commission by demonstrating clearly as to how much such expenses have been made according to the objectives, how economical, and how much of the objectives have been achieved, and shall then prepare an auditing report and submit it to the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Council of Ministers without delay.
Source: Organic Act on the Election Commission B.E. 2550 (2007), Sec. 42: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/TH/thailand-organic-act-on-the-election-commission/at_download/file
Verified: 2023/10/04
EM006
Term of EMB members
Question: The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
Answer:
b . For a specified number of years
Comments: Election Commissioners shall hold office for a term of seven years as from the date of their appointment by the King and shall serve for only one term.
Source: Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, Sec. 223 (1): https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/2017-05/CONSTITUTION+OF+THE+KINGDOM+OF+THAILAND+(B.E.+2560+(2017)).pdf
Verified: 2023/10/04
EM012
Electoral Management model
Question: What is the Electoral Management model?
Answer:
b . Independent
Comments: The Election Commission is an independent organisation.
Source: Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, Sec. 222, 223: https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/2017-05/CONSTITUTION+OF+THE+KINGDOM+OF+THAILAND+(B.E.+2560+(2017)).pdf
Organic Act on the Election Commission B.E.2550, Chapter II, Sec.30: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/TH/thailand-organic-act-on-the-election-commission/at_download/file
Verified: 2023/10/04
EM013
Number of EMB members
Question: The EMB is composed of:
Answer:
a . 1 - 10 members (specify)
Comments: The Election Commission shall consist of seven members
appointed by the King, with the advice of the Senate, as follows:
(1) five persons possessing knowledge and expertise in various academic fields beneficial to the conduct of honest and fair elections, and having apparent honesty, who have been selected by the Selection Committee;
(2) two persons possessing knowledge, expertise and experience in laws and having apparent honesty, and having in the past held a position of not lower than the Chief
Judge or Chief Prosecutor for not less than five years, who have been selected by the general meeting of the Supreme Court;
Source: Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, Sec. 222:
https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/2017-05/CONSTITUTION+OF+THE+KINGDOM+OF+THAILAND+(B.E.+2560+(2017)).pdf
Verified: 2023/10/04
EM014
Membership based on
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected on the basis of their:
Answer:
b . Expertise
Comments: Article 222: Election Commission members are selected based on the following:
(1) five persons possessing knowledge and expertise in various academic fields beneficial to the conduct of honest and fair elections, and having apparent honesty, who have been selected by the Selection Committee;
(2) two persons possessing knowledge, expertise and experience in laws and having apparent honesty, and having in the past held a position of not lower than the Chief Judge or Chief Prosecutor for not less than five years, who have been selected by the
general meeting of the Supreme Court;
A person to be selected as an Election Commissioner under (1) shall have the qualifications as prescribed in Sections 232 (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7), or work or have in the
past worked in the civil society sector for not less than twenty years, as specified by the Selection Committee.
Source: Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, Sec. 222, 232: https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/2017-05/CONSTITUTION+OF+THE+KINGDOM+OF+THAILAND+(B.E.+2560+(2017)).pdf
Verified: 2023/10/04
EM015
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected by:
Answer(s):
a . Head of State e . Legislature i . Other
Comments: The members of the Election Commission are appointed, by the King with the advice of the Senate from candidates who have been selected by the Selection Committee and the Supreme Court.
Source: Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, Sec. 222: https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/2017-05/CONSTITUTION+OF+THE+KINGDOM+OF+THAILAND+(B.E.+2560+(2017)).pdf
Verified: 2023/10/04
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