The Transition Committee Expresses Regret Over the Election Commission's Refusal to Request a Meeting... Audit to Begin After Local Elections

Yongho Lee, Secretary of the Political, Legal, and Administrative Subcommittee of the Transition Committee, Briefing

Lee Yong-ho, Secretary of the Government Judicial Administration Subcommittee of the 20th Presidential Transition Committee, is speaking on the 27th afternoon at the transition committee press conference hall in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, about current issues including the Ministry of Justice schedule report that was planned last week but canceled.
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The Presidential Transition Committee (Transition Committee) expressed regret on the 27th, stating that the National Election Commission (NEC) refused the Transition Committee's request for a briefing.

On the afternoon of the same day, Lee Yong-ho, secretary of the Political, Judicial, and Administrative Affairs Subcommittee of the Transition Committee, held a briefing at the Transition Committee press conference hall in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, and stated, "The NEC, after a meeting of its commissioners, rejected the Transition Committee's request for a briefing, citing that there is no precedent and that it could cause misunderstandings ahead of the local elections."

Lee emphasized, "During the last presidential election voting process, especially in early voting, there was significant public criticism due to poor preparation. We wanted to gather in one place to share opinions, but the NEC did not respond, which we find very regrettable, disappointing, and unfortunate."

Lee explained that an audit of the NEC will begin after the local elections.

He said, "During the process of receiving a work report from the Board of Audit and Inspection, we asked whether there would be an audit regarding the NEC's extremely poor election preparations. The Board of Audit and Inspection reported to us that the audit would be conducted after the local elections are over," adding, "There will be an overall assessment of the election management system after the elections."

Lee also stated, "Looking at the records of audits the NEC has undergone by the Board of Audit and Inspection, there have been four audits from 2012 to 2019," and "the last audit was a special audit in 2019, and we have been informed by the Board of Audit and Inspection that it is now time for a regular audit."

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