UEC Announcement No. 70/2026: Dates for overseas voters to collect and submit form-15

The Union Election Commission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar issued Announcement No. 70/2026 on 10 November 2026, announcing the dates on which overseas voters may begin collecting Form (15) from the relevant embassies and the period for submitting completed forms to the respective embassies.

The announcement stated that the Union Election Commission had previously announced that the by-election would be held on Sunday, 4th April 2027. In accordance with Rule 82(a) of the respective Hluttaw Election By-Law, overseas voters wishing to cast their votes in advance using advance ballot papers may collect Form (15) from the relevant embassies starting from 11 November 2026.

Form (15) can also be downloaded from the websites of the Union Election Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the respective embassies. To enable overseas voters to cast their votes in advance using advance ballot papers, duly completed Form (15) must be submitted to the relevant embassies between 12 November and 2 December 2026. The announcement was signed by Chairman of the Union Election Commission U Than Soe.