The ballot box has been closed for the re-election at Bangkok polling station 9, district 15, and vote counting has started. "Ice Parit" joined the observation on-site, noting that any procedure differing from 8 February would imply acknowledgment of the Election Commission’s shortcomings. This week, PChon will file a complaint under Section 157.
On 22 February 2026, reporters stated that at 17:00, the ballot box was officially closed following the re-election at polling station 9, electoral district 15 (Khan Na Yao district), Bangkok, held at the Amornpan Satellite Condo Town (R4) building in Khan Na Yao subdistrict. Additionally, re-elections for party-list MPs in electoral district 6, polling station 4, took place at the multipurpose hall, Village No. 4, Phon Sung subdistrict, Chaiwan district, Udon Thani province, and for constituency MPs in district 1, polling station 3, at Ban Srikerd auditorium, Chai Sathan subdistrict, Mueang district, Nan province.
At Bangkok’s polling station 9, district 15, many citizens participated in observing the vote count, alongside a large number of media representatives covering the event. Mr. Parit Watcharasindhu, spokesperson for the PChon party and prospective party-list MP, joined the observation, stating that if the Election Commission (EC) confirms that the voting remains secret, then today's voting must be identical to that of 8 February. Any differing procedures would amount to an implicit admission that there were problems or vulnerabilities with the ballots.
Five key points that still need to be seen in the re-voting process are:
1. Ballots must continue to have barcodes or QR codes. At minimum, party-list MP ballots (pink) should feature unique barcodes for each ballot and specify a "ballot code" precisely—not just a "book code" or "station code."
2. When receiving a ballot from officials, voters must be able to see the "ballot code" on the stub of the ballot they receive (for example, Axxxxx0001).
3. If two voters queue consecutively to receive ballots, the "ballot codes" on their stubs should be sequential numbers (for example, Axxxxx0001 and Axxxxx0002).
4. When receiving ballots, officials must write the "order number" (meaning the voter’s position in the voter registry, not the order of ballot reception) on the ballot stub.
5. During vote counting at the polling station, officials must raise each ballot and announce the vote count aloud.
Mr. Parit affirmed that the definition of "secret" or "not secret" from PChon's perspective means "secret" is when no retrospective verification is possible. Any component allowing retrospective verification means it is not secret. PChon has never accused the EC of deliberate fraud, but they view the presence of barcodes and numbers on ballot stubs as making the vote non-secret as of 8 February. Of course, everyone is entitled to differing opinions, but PChon insists the term "secret" must mean unverifiable, consistent with the constitutional provision which clearly states that secrecy means no retrospective verification is possible, regardless of whether verification is easy or difficult.
Meanwhile, PChon has assigned Dr. Vayo Asawarungroj, the party’s legal officer, to finalize a complaint under Section 157, which is nearing completion and will be filed this week, pending the results of today's observation to supplement the case.
Reporters noted that vote counting at Bangkok’s polling station 9, district 15, began at 17:26. Meanwhile, vote counting is also underway in Nan and Udon Thani provinces.
