Ballot Shortages Prompt Voting to Halt at some Polling Stations in Songpa Ward
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Ballot shortages prompt voting to halt at some polling stations in Songpa Ward
Voting in Wednesday's local elections was temporarily suspended at some polling stations in Songpa Ward, southern Seoul, due to a shortage of ballot papers, according to election officials. A shortage of ballots began at 1 p.m. at some polling stations in Jamsil of Songpa Ward, forcing voters to wait well past 6 p.m., the official closing time for voting. Marking an unprecedented mishap, voting had been halted at the polling stations as of 4:30 …
Representative Bae Hyun-jin, Chairperson of the People Power Party's Seoul City Chapter, regarding the ballot paper shortage in some areas of Songpa-gu, Seoul, stated, "President Lee Jae-myung, who interfered in the election, must apologize as President for failing to even secure ballot papers, and strictly [punish] the heads of the Central and Regional Election Commissions."
Voting for the 9th Nationwide Simultaneous Local Elections held on the 3rd was temporarily suspended at some polling stations in Songpa-gu and Gangnam-gu, Seoul, due to a shortage of ballots. Strong protests arose as voters arrived to vote only to find there were no ballots. Some voters even turned away after waiting for a while.
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'Shouldn’t there be enough ballots?' Voters frustrated by paper shortages at polling stations.
Voting for the local elections was temporarily disrupted at several polling stations in Seoul and Incheon on Wednesday after stations ran out of ballots, resulting in waits of more than an hour for some voters.
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