Election watchdog officials pledge ballot management overhaul in parliamentary hearing on June 3 ballot shortage

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• ·The previous and current chiefs of the National Election Commission pledged sweeping reforms in an inquiry at the National Assembly convened to address the voting debacle.
• ·The acting chief of the National Election Commission (NEC) apologized for the ballot shortage fiasco during the local elections and vowed to overhaul the election management system through multiple measures as he addressed a parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday.
• ·Acting chairman We Chul-whan, acting secretary general Kang Dong-wan, former Chairman Roh Tae-ak and other election-related officials appeared before the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, for the special committee's first inquiry into the debacle that affected the June 3 elections, during which multiple polling stations across Korea ran out of ballots and some people were unable to vote.
• ·"Something that should never have happened on Election Day occurred during the local elections, causing great disappointment and concern among the public,” We said.
• ·“I feel devastated and ashamed.