Tracks the ballot-paper shortages that halted or delayed voting at some polling stations during South Korea's June 3, 2026 local elections and the subsequent joint investigation and special-prosecutor legislation. The team led by Lee Tae-han began its main investigation in September into 12 areas defined by law, including the ballot shortages, alleged election-statistics manipulation, overseas trips, improper hiring and promotions, preferential contracts and vendor collusion involving National Election Commission of the Republic of Korea officials.
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Eight days after the ballot-paper shortages, the Joint Prosecution-Police Investigation Headquarters searched the National Election Commission of the Republic of Korea, the Seoul election commission and affected local commissions to secure election-management guidelines and related records.
The National Assembly passed by bipartisan agreement a special-prosecutor law covering the June 3 ballot-paper shortages and allegations concerning election administration and the operation of the National Election Commission of the Republic of Korea. The law specifies 12 areas of investigation, including alleged election-statistics manipulation, overseas trips, improper hiring and promotions, preferential contracts and vendor collusion.
President Lee Jae-myung appointed Lee Tae-han, one of the candidates recommended by the public recommendation committee, as special prosecutor for the election commission investigation. The team was given a preparation period of up to 20 days before beginning its main investigation.
The special-prosecutor team led by Lee Tae-han officially launched at its office in Seocho-dong, Seoul, and began its main investigation into the 12 areas concerning election administration and organizational operations specified by law.
The special-prosecutor team led by Lee Tae-han questioned a civic-group official who had filed complaints against former election commission officials, conducting its first complainant interview one day after the team's official launch.