Election Commission Warns Candidates and Political Parties: Campaign Finance Reports Due by May 11 Deadline
All parliamentary candidates and political parties have until May 11 to file campaign finance reports with the Election Commission or face up to two years in prison and fines of up to 40,000 baht.
On May 7, 2025, the Election Commission warned all parliamentary candidates and political party leaders who fielded candidates in the February 8 election to prepare accurate and complete campaign finance reports covering all expenditures incurred and outstanding liabilities, along with supporting documentation. Candidates and party leaders must sign off on the accuracy of these reports. Individual candidates must submit their reports to their provincial Election Commission office, while political parties must submit theirs to the EC Secretary. Both have until May 11, 2025—90 days from the election—to file. Failure to submit on time or intentional submission of incomplete or false documentation carries penalties of up to two years imprisonment, 40,000 baht in fines, or both, plus a five-year ban on voting rights. Submitting false reports results in even stiffer penalties: one to five years imprisonment, fines of 20,000 to 100,000 baht, and a ten-year voting rights ban.
