Former MP Demands Personal Data Protection Office Penalize Election Commission for Voter Ballot Barcode Information Leak

On February 16, 2026, at the Election Commission office, Prasit Patmaphadungsak, a People's Party MP candidate from Pathum Thani's District 7, gave an interview before filing a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Office. He argued that the election ballot barcodes violate personal data laws by potentially tracing individual voters' identities. Prasit claimed the barcodes breach multiple legal provisions, including unauthorized data collection, unnecessary information gathering, and failure to notify citizens. He emphasized that the barcodes could enable tracking voters across Thailand and demanded the complete destruction of these codes. The candidate argued that while the Election Commission might claim administrative rights to manage elections, collecting such detailed personal data goes beyond their legal mandate. He stressed that this is not about his personal election results, but about protecting the privacy of over 30 million voters and preventing potential political opinion tracking.