Due to Election Staff Mistake, 115 Voters Received One Less Ballot Paper...Confusion Over Revisit Contact

Office worker mistakenly distributed proportional representation ballots separately... Late request for revisit

In Pohang, Gyeongbuk, due to an election staff's mistake, proportional representation basic councilor ballots were not distributed, causing over 100 voters who had already voted to return to the polling station.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jung-wan] In Pohang, Gyeongbuk, due to an election staff's mistake, proportional representation ballot papers for basic council members were not distributed, causing about 100 voters who had already voted to return to the polling station.

According to the Gyeongbuk Provincial Election Commission on the 1st, at the Jangryang-dong 4th polling station installed at Jangseong Elementary School in Buk-gu, Pohang, voting proceeded for about 55 minutes from around 6 a.m. with only 5 out of 6 ballot papers distributed.

In the relevant electoral district, the unopposed election of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly candidate was confirmed, so each voter was supposed to receive 6 ballot papers excluding the provincial assembly ballot. However, the election staff distributed only 5 ballot papers excluding the proportional representation ballot for basic council members to 115 voters.

As a result, for about an hour, 115 voters marked only 5 ballot papers for Gyeongbuk Governor, Pohang Mayor, Gyeongbuk Superintendent of Education, proportional representation Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly member, and Pohang City Council member.

Meanwhile, the election staff identified the missing ballot papers around 7 a.m. and reported it to the Gyeongbuk Election Commission. The commission contacted the voters who missed voting for the proportional representation Pohang City Council member and requested them to revisit the polling station.

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