There are some six points in the bill that the EC has objected to, including the total reset of the current EC. However, it has decided not petition the reset question to the court, as the optics of this could lead some people to conclude that it was fighting for the personal interests of EC members. Instead, said Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn on Thursday, it will petition the court over the constitutionality of two controversial points. The second is the removal of the power of EC members to suspend elections if fraud is found. The petition would not derail the planned election as there is still plenty of time to revise the bill, Somchai added.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 20, 2017 09:33 UTC