A polling unit staffer holds up a party-list ballot during the vote count at a station in Bangkok on Feb 8. (Photo: Reuters)The People’s Party is preparing to take the Election Commission (EC) to court over its use of ballot barcodes that could violate the principle of secret voting, be used to intimidate voters and pose a harmful risk of data leaks. Secondly, there was a major loophole that could allow parties or candidates to exploit codes to track votes, Mr Parit said. When reporters on Friday pressed EC officials on whether barcodes on ballots could be matched with counterfoils to identify how an individual voted, they were told it would be “highly impracticable”. Mr Parit said the long-term risk of voting data leaks was also a potential problem.

Source: Bangkok Post February 14, 2026 11:17 UTC