Listen to this articlePhasakorn Siriphakayaporn, deputy secretary-general of the Election Commission, says voters’ lists for the general election and the referendum differ, resulting in the need for two ID checks. Voters will be required to verify their identities twice when voting in the general election and the constitutional referendum on Feb 8, as the voter lists for the two ballots differ, says the Election Commission (EC). The agency understands the inconvenience, but such a requirement is necessary because the election and the referendum have different procedures, said Phasakorn Siriphakayaporn, deputy secretary-general of the EC. He said advance and out-of-constituency voting are permitted in a general election, but for a referendum, out-of-constituency voting is allowed but advance voting provided. The EC says 2,262,643 people had registered to vote on Feb 1, while only 1,598,056 had registered for out-of-constituency voting in the Feb 8 referendum.

Source: Bangkok Post January 08, 2026 07:21 UTC