Which types of election-related misconducts are regarded as criminal offences?
Thailand
- Electoral fraud
- Incentive driven voter coercion
- Threat driven voter coercion
- Obstructing the electoral process
- Offences related to voter registration
- Unlawful conduct of campaign financing
Summary of Any Action of theLaw Violation and Penalty
in accordance with
the Organic Act on theElection Commission B.E. 2550
Wrongdoings liable to thecriminal penalty
1.) Any person, who obstructsthe performance of duties of the Election Commission, the Provincial ElectionCommittee, a member of the Provincial Election Committee, the Director of theProvincial Election, a sub-committee or a member of a sub-committee inaccordance with this Organic Act, shall be liable to the penalty ofimprisonment of not exceeding one year or to a fine of not exceeding twentythousand Baht, or both (section 43 paragraph one).
If such obstruction is committed by doing an act ofviolence or by threatening to do an act of violence, the offender shall beliable to imprisonment of not exceeding two years or to a fine of not exceedingforty thousand Baht, or both (section 43 paragraph two).
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