Did Thailand’s Constitutional Court uphold the February 2026 general election despite barcode ballot challenges?

Yes. On September 28, 2026, Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled that barcodes and QR codes on ballot papers used in the February 8 general election did not violate constitutional requirements for direct and secret voting, so the election remains valid. Petitioners had argued the codes could make ballots traceable to individual voters; the court found that identifying a voter would require combining a ballot, its stub, and the voter register under safeguards that made unauthorized matching difficult.

Source: Khaosod English — Court rules 2026 general election remains valid amid barcode controversy

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