The NEC is failing, and the Assembly has no answer (KOR) Korea's election commission needs urgent oversight reforms before another major vote exposes its deepening failures. 2026.8.14
The NEC is failing, and the Assembly has no answer Korea's election commission needs urgent oversight reforms before another major vote exposes its deepening failures. 2026.8.13
Eighty ballot boxes or eight? Election commission corrects hundreds of records after vote Korea's election commission fixed hundreds of ballot box entry errors after June 3 local elections, saying they did not affect vote totals. 2026.8.13
Election watchdog rejects bid to void Seoul mayoral race over ballot shortage Korea’s election commission acknowledged ballot-rule violations and voting halts but said they did not change the outcome of the June 3 race. 2026.8.11
Election commission raided in investigation into suspicions of voter count manipulation A joint prosecution-police task force launched search and seizure operations at the watchdog’s headquarters and field offices. 2026.8.7
Election office billed 200 million won over prolonged election protests at Olympic Park The Songpa District Election Commission has been billed 201.5 million won ($141,500) as ballot-shortage protests keep a Seoul handball stadium occupied ahead of an Aug. 18 recount. 2026.8.6
NEC email on voter turnout revisions may widen scope of investigation The directive, sent on the morning of the local elections, differed from the publicly released guidance, raising questions about organizational wrongdoing. 2026.8.4
Massive vote-count error found in Siheung during June 3 local elections Data show 3,612 votes were omitted from Siheung’s 9 a.m. election report and then added an hour later, raising questions about turnout figures and reporting procedures. 2026.8.4
Election Day vote-count probe obtains records of 72 turnout revisions A police-prosecution task force obtained records showing dozens of Election Day voter turnout corrections, including large revisions and delayed changes, as it investigates alleged manipulation at the National Election Commission. 2026.7.27
'Only the final turnout matters': Election officials accused of manipulating vote data Investigators say NEC staff entered false real-time voter turnout data during the June 3 local elections, later claiming that only the final count was important. 2026.7.24
