Joint Investigation Team Searches National and Local Election Commissions
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.
- Joint Prosecution-Police Investigation Headquarters
- National Election Commission of the Republic of Korea
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- Election Commission Offices Searched in Ballot-Shortage InvestigationYonhap News AgencyKONews article
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Election Commission Special Prosecutor and the June 3 Local Election Ballot Shortage
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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