Wiroj posted criticism over the QR code and barcode on election ballots, telling the Election Commission not to remain silent and demanding transparency or risk violating election laws. Tags: [Election Commission, QR code, barcode, election law, transparency]
On 13 Feb 2026 GMT+7, reporters noted that online discussions have questioned the presence of barcodes and QR codes on election ballots. Scanning these codes reveals a unique identifier, raising public concern that such codes could trace back to individual voters. Subsequently, the Election Commission explained that the barcode serves as a security measure to track which batch and polling station the ballot belongs to, as a control to verify origin—not linked to any political party. This issue led to the social media hashtag #InvalidElection.Tags: [Election Commission, election ballots, barcode, QR code, public concern, social media]
On this matter, Mr. Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn posted a message on Facebook.Tags: [Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, Facebook, election ballots] .Tags: [] Wiroj LakkhanaadisornTags: [Person, politician] .Tags: [] He stated that regarding the barcode issue, it is very easy to verify: if the number is unique and links to the stub of each ballot, then the Election Commission is violating the law.Tags: [barcode, election law, Election Commission]
He said that the barcode or QR code on both the green ballots (for constituency MPs) and pink ballots (for party-list MPs) is a significant issue that the Election Commission cannot ignore.Tags: [barcode, QR code, election ballots, Election Commission]
If the code is the same on every ballot to confirm it is a genuine ballot, then there is no problem. But if the barcode or QR code is a unique running code corresponding to the ballot stub, it immediately reveals how each voter voted.Tags: [unique code, ballot stub, voter privacy, election ballots]
If that is the case, the Election Commission violates Section 85 of the Constitution, which guarantees the secrecy of voting, and Section 96 of the Election Act, which prohibits marks on ballots.Tags: [Constitution, Election Act, voter secrecy, legal violation]
He emphasized clearly that if each ballot has a unique code matching the stub bearing the voter's signature, it effectively identifies which candidate each voter chose.Tags: [unique code, ballot stub, voter identification, election law]
He urged the Election Commission not to remain silent, suggesting they scan ballots with their stubs from the ballot box, leftover ballots, and unused ballots in front of the media. This would clarify whether the Election Commission is breaking the law.Tags: [Election Commission, transparency, media demonstration, election integrity]
After his post was shared, many people responded with comments.Tags: [social media, public response]
Source: Facebook page of Wiroj LakkhanaadisornTags: [Facebook, source]