Inspection of local election ballots stored at Seoul stadium ongoing for 7 hours对存放在首尔体育场的当地选举选票的检查工作已持续7小时。
The gymnasium was used as a vote counting center during the elections and houses ballots cast in Seoul's southeastern Songpa Ward as protesters hav...
Lee Tae-han’s team continued inspecting ballots at a gymnasium in Seoul’s Songpa Ward as part of an investigation into election management and ballot shortages. The team is examining security camera footage, checking the ballot count and looking for possible hacking of ballot-sorting machines, but said the inspection is not a recount. The gymnasium had been used as a vote-counting center, and protesters had blocked the ballots’ removal while calling for accountability and a rerun. No major clashes were reported as police managed the crowd.
The inspection is intended to determine whether ballots were tampered with or forged.
About 500 National Election Commission officials were dispatched to support the inspection.
Observers selected by the National Assembly, lawmakers and journalists were present.
About 300 protesters gathered near the site, while police deployed about 3,000 officers for crowd control.
Lee’s team was launched the previous month to investigate ballot-paper management, suspected voter-turnout data tampering and other alleged misconduct.
Published Oct 28, 2026 8:55 am KST
Updated Oct 28, 2026 11:39 pm KST
Ballot counting machines installed at the Handball Gymnasium in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul, where the National Election Commission special counsel's public verification of the June 3 local election ballots is taking place, Wednesday. Yonhap
The gymnasium was used as a vote counting center during the elections and houses ballots cast in Seoul's southeastern Songpa Ward as protesters have blocked their removal amid calls for accountability and a rerun of the elections.
The shortages, reported at multiple polling stations nationwide, sparked a major public outcry after voting was disrupted at some stations and some voters were forced to turn back without casting their ballots.
"(We) hope that this inspection and the currently ongoing investigation serve as an opportunity to resolve the current problems in election management and regain the people's trust," Lee said.
He said the inspection will mainly focus on examining the security camera footage to check for possible intrusions at the site, verifying the number of ballots and checking for possible hacking of ballot sorting machines.
Lee's team has said the examination will not serve as a recount of the votes and is aimed at determining whether there had been any acts of tampering or forgery.
About 500 officials from the National Election Commission were dispatched to support the team in the effort.
A team of observers chosen by the National Assembly, as well as lawmakers and journalists, were also present, considering the high level of public interest.
About 300 protesters gathered around the site, with police deploying some 3,000 officers for crowd control.
While some observers were briefly blocked for attempting to take photos with their mobile phones or use equipment they had brought, no major clashes were reported.
Lee's team was launched last month to investigate the election watchdog's management of ballot papers, suspected tampering of voter turnout data and other allegations of misconduct.
作为对选举管理和选票短缺问题调查的一部分，李泰汉的团队继续在首尔松坡区的一处体育馆检查选票。该团队正在查看监控录像，核对选票数量，并查找可能存在的选票分拣机被黑客入侵的情况，但表示此次检查并非重新计票。该体育馆曾被用作计票中心，抗议者曾阻止选票被移走，并要求追究责任和重新选举。警方控制了人群，没有发生重大冲突。
此次检查旨在确定选票是否被篡改或伪造。
国家选举委员会派出约500名官员支援此次检查。
由国民议会选出的观察员、议员和记者出席了会议。
约有 300 名抗议者聚集在事发地点附近，警方部署了约 3000 名警力进行人群控制。
李的团队于上个月成立，负责调查选票管理、涉嫌篡改选民投票率数据和其他涉嫌不当行为。
发布于2026年10月28日上午8:55（韩国标准时间）
更新于2026年10月28日晚上11:39（韩国标准时间）
周三，在首尔松坡区奥林匹克公园手球馆，韩国国家选举委员会特别顾问正在这里对6月3日的地方选举选票进行公开核查，计票机已安装完毕。（韩联社）
在选举期间，该体育馆被用作计票中心，存放着首尔东南部松坡区投出的选票。抗议者阻止了选票的移除，他们要求追究责任并重新举行选举。
据报道，全国多个投票站出现物资短缺，导致一些投票站投票中断，一些选民被迫放弃投票，引发了公众的强烈抗议。
李说：“我们希望这次检查和目前正在进行的调查能够成为一个契机，解决选举管理中存在的问题，并重新赢得人民的信任。”
他说，此次检查将主要集中在查看监控录像，以核实现场是否存在入侵行为，核实选票数量，以及检查选票分拣机是否可能遭到黑客攻击。
李的团队表示，此次审查不会作为重新计票，而是旨在确定是否存在任何篡改或伪造行为。
国家选举委员会派出约 500 名官员支援该团队开展工作。
考虑到公众的高度关注，国民议会选出的观察员小组以及议员和记者也出席了会议。
约有 300 名抗议者聚集在现场周围，警方部署了约 3000 名警力进行人群控制。
虽然有些观察员因试图用手机拍照或使用自带设备而被短暂阻止，但没有发生重大冲突的报道。
李的团队上个月成立，负责调查选举监督机构对选票的管理、涉嫌篡改选民投票率数据以及其他不当行为的指控。