Thai constitutional referendum, 2016

The primary difference between the new draft and the 2007 constitution will be that the Senate will become a fully appointed chamber rather than a partially elected one. This is seen as an effort by the National Council for Peace and Order, which will have the right to appoint its 250 members, to retain influence once it has left office.^[3] Furthermore, the Senate will have veto power over the House of Representatives on amending the constitution. The document will also allow for the possibility of a Prime Minister from outside either house.

Conduct

350,000 canvassers are scheduled to be trained by the Constitutional Drafting Committee to campaign for the constitution, approximately four per village.
The NCPO bans criticism of the draft constitution and prohibits referendum monitoring. Activists against the document have been arrested, detained, and prosecuted in military courts.^[4] People who expressed their intention to vote against the draft have also been arrested and prosecuted by the military regime