Kwon Young-se “Early Voting Measures Are in Place... Please Actively Participate”

Some Conservative Supporters' Early Voting Manipulation Concerns Dispelled
"COVID-19 Confirmed and Quarantined Voters Should Have Extended Early Voting Days and Hours"
"Opposing Candidate Supporters Participate for Three Days, Can Our Supporters Vote for Only One Day?"

Kwon Young-se, head of the People Power Party's election countermeasures headquarters, is attending the expanded election countermeasures headquarters meeting held at the National Assembly on the 2nd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Hyun-ji] On the 2nd, the People Power Party announced measures for monitoring and supervising early voting and urged supporters to participate in early voting. Ahead of the early voting scheduled for the 4th and 5th, the party appears to be working hard to dispel concerns about early voting manipulation rumors spreading among some conservative supporters.

Kwon Young-se, the head of the People Power Party's General Election Countermeasures Headquarters, held an emergency press conference on the day and said, "We are well aware that there are citizens who are concerned about early voting," adding, "The party has already established sufficient measures." He mentioned restrictions on the information contained in early voting ballot barcodes and the prevention of hacking through the protection of election-dedicated communication networks, stating, "We have amended the Public Official Election Act to establish safeguards to complement the fairness and transparency of voting, such as preventing mismanagement of early voting."

He also promised to strengthen voting and counting management. Head Kwon said, "People Power Party observers will accompany the transport process of early voting boxes, and CCTV has been installed at the storage locations of early voting boxes to significantly strengthen ballot box management." He added, "We have launched the 'Fair Election and Safe Voting Promotion Committee' directly under candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, and observers from the People Power Party will meticulously oversee the entire voting and counting process."

He urged the government authorities to prepare measures to guarantee the voting rights of COVID-19 confirmed patients and quarantined individuals. He said, "The government only allowed voting for confirmed patients and quarantined individuals who arrived between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on the last day of early voting, the 5th," and added, "I want to ask whether the government authorities truly have the will to guarantee the voting rights of COVID-19 confirmed patients and quarantined individuals." He emphasized, "The voting rights of confirmed patients and quarantined individuals should not be guaranteed only for one hour on the last day of early voting but should be expanded to cover both the voting days and voting hours." With the COVID-19 spread emerging as the biggest variable, this seems to be an effort to bring even a single supporter to the polling station.

Head Kwon also said, "This is an ultra-close race where every single vote is precious. Opposing candidates' supporters vote over three days, so should our supporters vote only for one day?" He urged early voting repeatedly, saying, "To ensure a definite election victory, it is very important to increase actual voter turnout along with efforts to rally our party and candidate's support base."

Meanwhile, candidate Yoon Seok-yeol plans to participate in early voting in Busan on the morning of the 4th.

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