EC claimed QR on ballot is not traceable, but is it?

2026-02-13 - 02:46

BANGKOK — 13 February 2026, Questions have spread widely online over the presence of barcodes and QR codes on Thai ballot papers, with critics warning they could potentially reveal how individuals voted and may breach election law. The issue began after a Facebook user, Thuntee RB Sukchotrat, posted about QR codes printed on ballot papers and asked whether they could be used to verify counting errors. He wrote that pink ballot papers carried a QR code in the top right corner and green ballots displayed one in the bottom left. According to