Pro-election supporters in Bangkok's Ratchathewi district made their own ballot boxes and papers on Sunday after the real ballot boxes and voting papers could not be delivered to polling stations in the area.
Reports said a number of people in Ratchathewi organised their own election activities as there were no election and district officials present at their polling unit.
The voters also made a big banner with a message saying "the Ratchathewi district chief doesn't want an election so we'll vote by ourselves".
According to the Organic Act on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives and the Installation of Senators, voters are not allowed to use other types of ballot papers that are not specified by the law and cannot take out ballot papers from polling stations. Violaters could face up to 10 years imprisonment, a maximum fine of 200,000 baht and their voting rights could be revoked for 10 years.
Pro-election supporters in Ratchathewi made their own ballot boxes and papers on Sunday, Feb 2, 2014. (Photo by Pornprom Satrabhaya)
