Election agency issues seven rules for voting

The restrictions apply to both the constituency MP ballot (purple paper) and the party-list MP ballot (green paper).

The seven rules are as follows:

• Do not use any paper to mark votes other than the ballot paper given by officials. Violators face up to 10 years imprisonment, a 200,000-baht fine and 20-year voting ban.
• Do not duplicate ballots. Violators face up to five years in jail, a 100,000 baht fine and 10-year voting ban.
• Do not remove ballot papers from a polling station.
• Do not use any marks other than a cross on the ballot paper. Violators face five years in prison, a 100,000-baht fine, and a 10-year voting ban.
• Do not photograph a marked ballot.
• Do not show your marked ballot paper to others. Violators face one year in jail, a 20,000-baht fine or both.
• Do not damage the ballot paper. The penalty is up to five years imprisonment, a 100,000-baht fine and a 10-year voting ban.