The People's Party legal team quietly submitted an urgent letter to the Election Commission, calling for an investigation and removal of polling station officials who provided false information to voters during the advance voting on 1 February. They warned that failure to promptly identify the offenders could lead to prosecution under Section 157.
On 3 February 2026, reporters at the Election Commission office reported a busy atmosphere in the morning, with journalists from various outlets gathering to cover the case. The People's Party legal team planned to submit a letter to the Election Commission requesting the dismissal of polling station officials who gave false information to voters at advance polling stations both outside and inside their electoral districts on 1 February 2026. Publicly reported facts from the media and early voters at advance polling stations nationwide revealed issues with election officials' conduct, including chairpersons and polling station staff, as well as appointed assistants helping with the election process.
(1) At advance polling stations outside electoral districts, some officials failed to correctly record the province, electoral district, or district code of voters on the ballot envelope (Form MP5/2), or entered incorrect information. For example, at Bang Bo Witthayakhom School in Samut Prakan Province, the official mistakenly wrote the code 57 on the ballot envelope, instead of the correct code 67 for Phetchabun Province. This may violate the Election Commission's regulations governing the conduct of polling station officials, which require accurate recording of province, district, and code on the ballot envelope before handing it to voters.
Such improper conduct by polling station officials directly distorts voters' intentions, as each electoral district assigns different candidate numbers to parties, potentially compromising the election's fairness and integrity.
(2) Several advance polling stations in Chonburi Province—including Wat Phan Sadet Nok station, Chonburi Provincial Hall station, Dome Building at Muang Pattaya School 7, and the high school side of Sitthisunthorn School in Sattahip District—did not post candidate lists for the People's Party's district MP candidate, Mrs. Thipa Paweenasathien, candidate number 8 in Lampang Province, district 1. When voters inquired about this absence, some election officials falsely told them that the candidate had been disqualified by the Supreme Court, which was misinformation.
The People's Party therefore urged the Election Commission to promptly implement measures to prevent errors in the general election on 8 February 2026. They also called for an investigation of election officials nationwide to determine if there was misconduct, abuse of power, violation of election announcements or regulations, or neglect of duty.
“If any corrupt behavior is found, we request the immediate dismissal of the polling station officials, which is within the EC's authority. If evidence shows election officials, staff, or committee members neglect duties or act corruptly, the People's Party reserves the right to pursue legal action under Section 23 of the Organic Act on the Election of MPs (2018, amended), Section 69 of the Organic Act on the Election Commission (2017), and Section 157 of the Criminal Code concerning dereliction of duty.”
However, at the scheduled time of 08:46, the People's Party legal team had not appeared at the EC office. When reporters inquired, officials confirmed the letter had already been submitted and that the legal team declined to provide further comments to the press.