Voters wait outside a voting booth in Songpa District, southern Seoul on June 3 as the polling station ran out of ballots. [YONHAP]
Ballot shortages disrupted voting at polling stations in Songpa District, southern Seoul, during the June 3 local elections, halting voting at some sites for part of the afternoon and drawing sharp criticism from the opposition People Power Party (PPP).
Voters had been waiting since 1 p.m. at locations including the Jamsil 2-dong polling station No. 6 due to the shortage, and voting stopped at 4:30 p.m., Yonhap reported. At Jamsil 4-dong, voting hadn't resumed since 4:10 p.m. Poll workers on-site told voters they were waiting for instructions from the election commission.
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The National Election Commission (NEC) said four to five polling stations across four Songpa neighborhoods ran short as voting neared its close because turnout was higher than in the previous election, and that the district election commission was sending more ballots to the affected sites.
