The Election Commission (EC) has asked political parties to submit details of electoral campaign expenses of each MP candidate within 90 days for inspection according to the electoral regulations.
Election Commissioner Sodsri Satayathum on Wednesday morning opened a training course for officials responsible for inspecting expenses of all candidates running in the 3 July election. She announced that all candidates, both elected and unelected, must submit their spending details to the EC within 90 days.
The EC allows each candidate to spend no more than 1.5 million baht in the election. The inspection will be jointly processed within 30 days by adhoc panels representing nine public organisations, after which the result will be announced. The inspection will begin on successful candidates first.
The EC however will inspect only evidences submitted by political parties and will not go into other details unless complaints are filed against specific candidates for violating the electoral laws. Any election candidates or political parties failing to submit evidences in time can be given red cards.
Ms Sodsri noted that the EC meeting today would consider whether party-list candidate Jatuporn Prompan now detained in prison lacks qualifications as a MP candidate under Sections 100, 101 and 102 of the constitution.
BANGKOK, 6 July 2011 (NNT) – Reporter : Santibhap Ussavasodhi
News Date : 06 July 2011
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