The People Power Party has decided to conduct a revote for the committee chair of Yongin Gap. This decision comes after some party members with voting rights did not receive their voting calls during the runoff process. Jang Dong-hyuk, the party leader, expressed his apologies regarding the revote decision.
In a Facebook post on October 12, Jang stated, "If party members' voting rights were infringed due to a system issue, we must correct this. This is a matter of election fairness, regardless of the number of members who could not vote or whether it affected the primary results."
Previously, on October 8, Yoon Jae-bok was declared the winner of the Yongin Gap committee chair runoff, defeating Yang Hyang-ja. It was reported that some party members did not receive their automated response system (ARS) voting calls, but both candidates agreed not to contest the vote count, leading to Yoon's announcement as the winner.
However, during a report of the voting results at a Supreme Council meeting, some members raised concerns, resulting in a hold on the approval of the results. Initially, the Supreme Council decided to withhold approval until an investigation was completed, but ultimately settled on a revote.
The reason some party members did not receive voting calls was reportedly due to certain telecommunications companies blocking the calls, perceiving them as advertisements. The People Power Party has identified around 40 members from Yongin Gap who did not receive their voting calls. During the Supreme Council meeting, there were calls for improvements to the ARS voting system.
Jang also noted, "There have been various objections every time the party's ARS voting was conducted," and instructed a comprehensive review of the internal voting system to implement corrective measures. He added, "I sincerely apologize to the two candidates who participated in the primary and to our party members."
In a Facebook post on October 12, Jang stated, "If party members' voting rights were infringed due to a system issue, we must correct this. This is a matter of election fairness, regardless of the number of members who could not vote or whether it affected the primary results."
Previously, on October 8, Yoon Jae-bok was declared the winner of the Yongin Gap committee chair runoff, defeating Yang Hyang-ja. It was reported that some party members did not receive their automated response system (ARS) voting calls, but both candidates agreed not to contest the vote count, leading to Yoon's announcement as the winner.
However, during a report of the voting results at a Supreme Council meeting, some members raised concerns, resulting in a hold on the approval of the results. Initially, the Supreme Council decided to withhold approval until an investigation was completed, but ultimately settled on a revote.
The reason some party members did not receive voting calls was reportedly due to certain telecommunications companies blocking the calls, perceiving them as advertisements. The People Power Party has identified around 40 members from Yongin Gap who did not receive their voting calls. During the Supreme Council meeting, there were calls for improvements to the ARS voting system.
Jang also noted, "There have been various objections every time the party's ARS voting was conducted," and instructed a comprehensive review of the internal voting system to implement corrective measures. He added, "I sincerely apologize to the two candidates who participated in the primary and to our party members."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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