Daejeon Election Commission Reports Voter for Ballot Damage and Assault on Election Staff

Daejeon City Election Commission / Daejeon Seongwanwi

The Daejeon City Election Commission announced on the 9th that it has reported voter A to the police for damaging a ballot paper and assaulting election officials at an early voting station during the 22nd National Assembly election.

On the morning of the 5th, the early voting day, around 11 a.m., A demanded a replacement for a ballot paper that was incorrectly marked at an early voting station in Jung-gu. When the request was denied, A tore and damaged their ballot paper and assaulted the early voting supervisor and staff.

The Public Official Election Act stipulates that anyone who assaults or threatens election officials at an early voting station or polling place, or damages ballot papers, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than ten years, or by a fine of not less than 5 million won and not more than 30 million won.

A representative of the Daejeon Election Commission stated, “Assaulting or threatening election officials or damaging one’s own ballot paper at a polling station is a serious election crime that threatens democracy. We intend to conduct a thorough investigation and take strict measures not only during the election but also after it concludes.”

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