As advance voting is due to take place tomorrow (Sunday) across Thailand, the Election Commission has issued a warning to remind the public and election candidates about the prohibitions in place from tomorrow until Election Day on May 14^th.

Violators may face jail terms ranging from three months to ten years and/or a fine of 6,000-100,000 baht. Voters may have their voting rights revoked for 5-20 years.

• From tomorrow, until 5pm of Election Day, election related opinion poll results cannot be disclosed publicly. Violators may face three months in prison and/or a fine of 6,000 baht.
• Anyone who allows outsiders to have their names included in their household registration for election purposes is liable to 2 years in prison and/or a fine of 40,000 baht and will have their voting rights revoked for up to 5 years.
• Anyone who organises gambling on election results will face jail terms ranging from 1-5 years and/or a fine from 20,000-100,000 baht and may have their voting rights revoked for up to 10 years.
• Selling liquor or holding parties were alcohol is served from 6pm on May 13th until 6pm on May 14^th may face a jail term of up to six months and/or a fine of 10,000 baht. This prohibition also applies to advance voting tomorrow.
• Election candidates are not allowed to provide free transport to take voters to or from polling stations to vote. Violators may face a jail term, ranging from 1-10 years and/or a fine of 20,000-200,000 baht. They may have their voting rights revoked for up to 10 years. This prohibition also applies to state agencies.
• Anyone who obstructs a voter from exercising their voting rights may face a jail term ranging from 1-5 years and/or a fine from 20,000-100,000 baht and may have their voting rights revoked for 10 years.
• Voters are not allowed to take pictures of their marked ballot sheets or display their marked ballot sheets to other people, otherwise they can face a jail term not exceeding 1 year and/or a fine of up to 20,000 baht.
• Employers who prevent their employees from going to the polls may face a jail term of up to 2 years and/or a fine of up to 40,000 baht.
• Voters who accept or demand a bribe to vote or not to vote for electoral candidates may face imprisonment from 1-5 years and/or a fine of 20,000-100,000 baht and may have their voting rights revoked for up to 10 years.
• Voters are prohibited from taking their marked ballot sheets out of the polling units or intentionally putting additional marks on their ballot sheets. Violator face imprisonment for 1-5 five years and a fine of 20,000-100,000 baht and may have their voting rights revoked for up to 10 years.
• Anyone who intentionally damages a ballot sheet or validates an invalidated ballot sheet is liable to imprisonment for up to 5 years and a fine of up to 100,000 baht. They may have their voting rights revoked for up to ten years.