EC thanks MPs for passing bills
Bangkok Post
Published: 8/04/2011
The Election Commission on Friday thanked the House of Representatives for approving the three election-related bills and believed they would be passed by the Senate no later than April 20.
Prapan Naigowit, election commissioner in charge of elections, said he believed the Senate would start to deliberate the three bills on Monday, April 11.
The bills, proposed by the EC, were expected to be endorsed by the Senate no later than April 20, he said. After that they would be forwarded to the Constitution Court to see if they contravene the amended constitution.
Mr Prapan expected the process to be completed in time for the prime minister to call a House dissolution in early May.
On the bill governing elections of MPs and senators in which the two days proposed for advance voting were cut down to one, Mr Prapan said this would pose no problems but more staff must be put at each polling unit because more people were expected to turn up than usual because of the time limitation.
Mr Prapan said the EC would complete drawing boundaries of the 375 new constituencies by the middle of April so that election candidates could make their plans for campaigning.
The new Bung Kan province in the Northeast would have two constituencies with one MP each.
On April 18, the EC would call a meeting of chairmen of all provincial election committees to ensure preparedness for elections, he said.
The Election Commission on Friday thanked the House of Representatives for approving the three election-related bills and believed they would be passed by the Senate no later than April 20.
Prapan Naigowit, election commissioner in charge of elections, said he believed the Senate would start to deliberate the three bills on Monday, April 11.
The bills, proposed by the EC, were expected to be endorsed by the Senate no later than April 20, he said. After that they would be forwarded to the Constitution Court to see if they contravene the amended constitution.
Mr Prapan expected the process to be completed in time for the prime minister to call a House dissolution in early May.
On the bill governing elections of MPs and senators in which the two days proposed for advance voting were cut down to one, Mr Prapan said this would pose no problems but more staff must be put at each polling unit because more people were expected to turn up than usual because of the time limitation.
Mr Prapan said the EC would complete drawing boundaries of the 375 new constituencies by the middle of April so that election candidates could make their plans for campaigning.
The new Bung Kan province in the Northeast would have two constituencies with one MP each.
On April 18, the EC would call a meeting of chairmen of all provincial election committees to ensure preparedness for elections, he said.
Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/230984/ec-thanks-house-for-passing-election-bills
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