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Thai court accepts petition challenging legality of election ballots, local media report

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BANGKOK, March 18 (Reuters) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday accepted for consideration a petition challenging the legality of election ballots used in last month’s polls, according to three local media outlets. 

Thai PBS, Khaosod and The Nation reported that the court had accepted the petition, without providing sources. 

The complaints alleged that barcodes and QR codes on the ballots could potentially be used to identify which candidate and party a voter had chosen, undermining the secrecy of the ballot, according to the Office of the Ombudsman, which filed the petition. 

(Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng, Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Martin Petty)

Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.

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