The People Power Party has adopted a bill to abolish early voting and implement immediate vote counting at polling stations.
Kim Tae-kyu, the party's chief spokesperson, announced this decision to reporters after a general meeting on September 17. The adopted election law amendment also includes provisions for printing ballots equal to the number of voters, monitoring all voting processes, expanding the size of the National Election Commission, and excluding judges from election commission roles. However, the decision on whether to maintain early voting or extend the number of voting days from one to two will be determined after discussions in the relevant committee.
Kim explained, "By counting votes immediately at polling stations, we can expedite the counting process and allow for multiple counts if necessary."
During the general meeting, Jeong Jeom-sik, the party's floor leader, pointed out, "With only two weeks left until the dismantling of the prosecution and the abolition of supplementary investigation rights, both the Prosecutor General and the Commissioner of the National Police Agency are vacant, and the candidate for the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency has not even submitted a personnel hearing request to the National Assembly."
He further questioned, "What is the reason for selecting the seven major crimes for which supplementary investigations are allowed?" He criticized the move as an attempt to undermine the criminal justice system under pressure from hardliners, stating, "The People Power Party will firmly oppose the 'patchwork law' on criminal investigations."
Jeong also criticized the Legislative and Judiciary Committee for pushing through the adoption of the personnel hearing report for Kim Seung-won, the Minister of Justice nominee, calling it a public declaration of intent to force the cancellation of President Lee Jae-myung's indictment.
Kim Tae-kyu, the party's chief spokesperson, announced this decision to reporters after a general meeting on September 17. The adopted election law amendment also includes provisions for printing ballots equal to the number of voters, monitoring all voting processes, expanding the size of the National Election Commission, and excluding judges from election commission roles. However, the decision on whether to maintain early voting or extend the number of voting days from one to two will be determined after discussions in the relevant committee.
Kim explained, "By counting votes immediately at polling stations, we can expedite the counting process and allow for multiple counts if necessary."
During the general meeting, Jeong Jeom-sik, the party's floor leader, pointed out, "With only two weeks left until the dismantling of the prosecution and the abolition of supplementary investigation rights, both the Prosecutor General and the Commissioner of the National Police Agency are vacant, and the candidate for the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency has not even submitted a personnel hearing request to the National Assembly."
He further questioned, "What is the reason for selecting the seven major crimes for which supplementary investigations are allowed?" He criticized the move as an attempt to undermine the criminal justice system under pressure from hardliners, stating, "The People Power Party will firmly oppose the 'patchwork law' on criminal investigations."
Jeong also criticized the Legislative and Judiciary Committee for pushing through the adoption of the personnel hearing report for Kim Seung-won, the Minister of Justice nominee, calling it a public declaration of intent to force the cancellation of President Lee Jae-myung's indictment.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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