Seoul National University Student Council Election Ignored... Record Low Voter Turnout at 24%
The regular student council election at Seoul National University, held every November, was canceled after recording the lowest voter turnout in history at 24%. This was the first student council election held since the lifting of social distancing measures due to the spread of COVID-19, and the turnout of just over 20% has drawn attention to the reasons behind students' lack of interest.
According to university sources on the 19th, the Seoul National University Student Council Election Commission posted on the online community 'Everytime' and the official Instagram account on the 18th, stating, "Since the preliminary voter turnout did not exceed half, we announce that the 64th student council election has been canceled."
Despite the 'Pado' election campaign headquarters running unopposed in this election, the voter turnout was only 24.4% (3,946 preliminary votes), far below half of the total registered members.
The Student Council Election Commission held a full meeting at 10 p.m. on the 17th and decided not to conduct an extended voting period. The duties of the Seoul National University Student Council are expected to be temporarily handled by the Seoul National University College Student Council Presidents' Joint Meeting until a re-election is held in March next year.
Since 2019, Seoul National University has faced difficulties in forming a student council.
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From November 2019 to November 2021, the student council was not formed due to candidate withdrawals and lack of candidates. At that time, the voter turnout was around 40%. Last year, when the voter turnout for the 63rd student council election fell short, the election period was extended by one week, and a president was barely elected. Previously, the student council elections in 2012 and 2014 were also canceled due to insufficient voter turnout. The final voter turnout for the 2012 student council election was about 27%, which was the lowest record at the time, but this recent election has broken that record.
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