As a voting suspension occurred at some polling stations in Songpa District, Seoul, on the 3rd, the main voting day of the June 3 local elections, the National Election Commission said it was urgently transporting ballot papers.
According to the Seoul Election Commission, around 4:10 p.m., voting was halted at the Jamsil 4-dong polling station in Songpa District due to a shortage of ballot papers, and it was later determined that shortages were reported at other polling stations, including Garak 2-dong.
The areas identified by the People Power Party as affected by the ballot shortage are a total of eight locations: Munjeong 2-dong No. 2 polling station, Jamsil 2-dong No. 6 polling station, Jamsil 7-dong No. 2 polling station, Jamsil 4-dong No. 5 polling station, Garak 2-dong Nos. 3 and 7 polling stations, Cheongdam-dong No. 4 polling station, and Gwangjin District Guui 3-dong No. 6 polling station.
As a result, citizens reportedly have been unable to vote at the polling stations and are continuing to wait.
The commission said, "As turnout in the 9th local elections is higher than in the previous election, the prepared ballot papers at some polling stations in Songpa District are insufficient, and the Songpa District election commission is currently transporting ballot papers to the affected polling stations."
It added, "Even if the voting deadline passes, voters who are waiting can vote as normal, so please do not misunderstand that a shortage of papers makes it impossible to vote today."