Officials work behind CCTV footage of the storage area for early voting ballot boxes at the National Election Commission’s election situation room in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, on May 26. [NEWS1]
Korea's National Election Commission (NEC) announced a series of reforms on Tuesday aimed at strengthening transparency in the voting process ahead of the June 3 local elections.
The measures are designed to put an end to recurring allegations of manipulation in early voting and vote-counting.
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The key reforms are expanding a fair election monitoring corps nationwide; broadcasting live CCTV footage of early ballot storage facilities around the clock; introducing transparent stands for early ballot boxes; publishing hourly voter turnout figures by polling station; and adding a manual recount step to the vote-counting process.
