There will later be a law providing for elections of Members in Period 3, in respect of which implemented will be a procedure that allows the Members[1] to directly elect their Representatives in the House.
Section13.The 1st Type Representatives shall be in their positions for a term of four years from the day they assume the positions. But once Period 3 has arrived, even though the Representatives in Period 2 have not yet been in their positions for the full four years, they must retire from their positions from the day the Representatives in Period 3 assume the positions.
If a position of Representative becomes vacant for any other reason than retirement by rotation, the [remaining] Members shall select another person for appointment as a new [Representative] to fill the vacancy. But the tenure of the new Representative shall only be equivalent to the time the retired person would be entitled to remain.
Section14.The people, regardless of the sexes, have the right to vote in a selection[2] of Village Representatives, if they have the following qualifications, namely—
- having full 20 years of age;
- not being incompetent or quasi-incompetent persons;
- not being subject to a court judgment declaring the loss of the right to vote;
- being Thai nationals according to the law.
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