Na Tae-ack, the Chair of the National Election Commission, was first informed of a ballot shortage just 40 minutes before the official voting ended during the June 3 local elections.
According to a response submitted by the commission to Democratic Party lawmaker Yoon Geon-young on June 21, Na received the verbal report about the ballot shortage from a spokesperson at approximately 5:20 PM on the day of the election.
Former Secretary Heo Cheol-hoon was informed 10 minutes earlier, at 5:10 PM, by the head of the public relations department. Meanwhile, Secretary General Kang Dong-wan received his first verbal report from a public relations officer at around 5:30 PM.
Additionally, the commission reported that it received a complaint regarding the ballot shortage from the third polling station in Garak 2-dong, Songpa District, at approximately 4:25 PM on the day of the vote.
Earlier, the National Election Commission stated that it first recognized the ballot shortage crisis at around 5:08 PM on election day.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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