The barcodes and QR codes on ballots could violate secret voting rules. He is seeking a ruling to nullify the election, arguing that the constitution prohibits any identifying marks on ballot papers. By printing barcodes and QR codes, he alleges, the Election Commission (EC) breached the principle of secret voting guaranteed under Section 85 of the constitution. He presented ballot papers from the 2011 election as evidence, which he said contained no traceable markings. He further claimed to possess photographic documentation of ballot papers and their counterfoils taken after counting, arguing that, in theory, scanning the codes could link a ballot to its corresponding stub.

Source: Bangkok Post February 20, 2026 23:10 UTC