Ballot 'Click', Voting Stamp Too Light, Camera on the Ceiling? ... 112 Dispatch Chaos at Busan Polling Stations

"Did you come to vote?" On the 9th, the day of the 20th presidential election, a citizen accompanied by their pet dog is voting at the No. 1 polling station in Hakjang-dong, Busan. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] "Isn't that a camera in the ceiling hole?" "The stamp on the ballot is too light." Snap of the ballot paper...

On the presidential election day, the 9th, various disturbances occurred around polling stations in Busan, including police dispatch following a 112 report after someone was caught photographing a ballot paper.

According to the Busan Police Agency, at around 6:54 a.m. at the 2nd polling station in Jwa 3-dong, Haeundae-gu, a woman in her 60s was caught by an election official while trying to photograph her ballot paper with a mobile phone and was given a warning.

Earlier, at around 6:20 a.m. at the 2nd polling station in Buam 1-dong, Busanjin-gu, a female voter in her 50s was caught photographing her ballot paper with a mobile phone by an election official.

The election official made her delete the photo on the spot and decided to report her to the police.

At 7:04 a.m. at the 3rd polling station in Myeongji 2-dong, Gangseo-gu, a woman complained that the ink on the voting machine was too light, and the election official replaced it with a new voting machine before proceeding with the voting.

At 6:12 a.m. at the 4th polling station in Hwamyung 1-dong, Buk-gu, a man in his 60s protested, saying, "Isn't there a camera installed in the hole in the ceiling of the polling station?" This led to an argument with the election official. The election commission covered the hole with tape, calming the disturbance.

Police officers numbering 1,836 were deployed at 918 polling stations across the Busan area, and the Busan police are strengthening patrols around polling stations.

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