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Election ballot shortage stemmed from lack of
on-the-ground response, proper manual

An election commission committee found that the local elections ballot shortages in southern Seoul were caused by a lack of an on-the-ground response and a situation manual.

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Election ballot shortage stemmed from lack of
on-the-ground response, proper manual

Historically weak won drives critics to claim years
of policy complacency