Police cleared a voter of wrongdoing regarding a premarked ballot, attributing the incident to an election official's error, not criminal intent.
The National Election Commission (NEC) is under fire once again over poor oversight and administrative lapses during the early voting period from Thursday to Friday for the 21st presidential election in Korea.
A potential breach of election protocol occurred Thursday during the first day of early voting for Korea’s 21st presidential election, as voters were seen holding unmarked ballots outside a crowded polling station in western Seoul.
The National Election Commission has filed a police complaint against observers in the recent by-elections who claimed that they saw a Huawei-related network on their phones at the polling place, saying there was Chinese interference.
The NEC is considering filing a criminal complaint against an election observer who complained of possible Chinese election interference after reporting a Huawei Wi-Fi name during the April 2 Guro District by-election ballot count.
The National Election Commission has announced that presidential election candidates can spend up to 58.85 billion won on their campaigns.
Secretary-general of the National Election Commission (NEC), stated that he would take swift action if the controversy over preferential hiring of children of high-ranking NEC officials constitutes a violation of the National Civil Service Act.
The Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea (BAI) on Thursday announced that state election commissions violated employment protocols 878 times between 2013 and 2022, including preferential hiring of senior officials' children.
The chief of the Defense Intelligence Command was formally arrested on Friday for his alleged involvement in President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law, according to a joint investigative task force.
The National Election Commission (NEC) issued a detailed rebuttal of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s public statement suggesting the possibility of election fraud, saying that Yoon's viewpoint is "utterly incomprehensible."
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