Officials of the National Election Commission and other witnesses take an oath during a plenary meeting of a parliamentary special committee investigating ballot shortages in the June 3 local elections at the National Assembly in Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap
A parliamentary special committee looking into ballot shortages during the June local elections will conduct its first on-site inspection this week, officials said Wednesday.
During a plenary meeting earlier in the day, the committee approved a plan to inspect the Songpa District Election Commission and the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in southern Seoul at 10 a.m. Thursday as part of its investigation into the voting and ballot-counting process.
The committee plans to send an official letter requesting police cooperation ahead of the inspection, considering the ongoing protest at the Olympic Park area over the ballot shortages.
The second on-site inspection, originally scheduled for next Wednesday, was moved up to next Tuesday, though its location has yet to be decided.
