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2026 Election: Election Commission Opens 3 Channels for Early Voting Registration from 20 Dec 2025 to 5 Jan 2026

Politic17 Dec 2025 17:58 GMT+7

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2026 Election: Election Commission Opens 3 Channels for Early Voting Registration from 20 Dec 2025 to 5 Jan 2026

For the 2026 election, the Election Commission opens registration to apply for early voting rights from 20 Dec 2025 to 5 Jan 2026. Central polling stations for persons with disabilities, the infirm, and the elderly will be announced before 20 Dec 2025.

On 17 Dec 2025, the Office of the Election Commission (EC) publicized the process for submitting registration requests to vote early in the upcoming parliamentary election, allowing citizens to apply from 20 Dec 2025 until 5 Jan 2026.

When is the early voting for the 2026 election?

According to the Royal Decree on the 2025 parliamentary election, Sunday, 8 Feb 2026, from 08:00 to 17:00, is designated as election day. However, voters unable to vote at their registered polling stations on that day and wishing to vote early on Sunday, 1 Feb 2026, can submit registration requests through the specified channels.


The channels for submitting registration requests include:


1. Submit the request in person to the district registrar, local registrar, or an authorized representative between 20 Dec 2025 and 5 Jan 2026 during official working hours.

2. Submit the request by postal mail, with the postmark date being decisive, no later than 5 Jan 2026.

3. Submit the request online for early voting outside one’s constituency or abroad, available 24 hours a day from 20 Dec 2025 to 5 Jan 2026. The system will automatically close at midnight (24:00) on 5 Jan 2026, Thailand time.


The locations of central polling stations, whether within or outside constituencies, including those designated for persons with disabilities, the infirm, or the elderly, will be announced by the Election Commission before 20 Dec 2025.