Polling stations in southern Seoul run short of ballots amid surging turnout - The Korea Times

'Shouldn’t there be enough ballots?' Voters frustrated by paper shortages at polling stations.

South Korea's June 3 elections hit ballot shortages at 10+ polling stations when 57.4% turnout exceeded NEC forecasts, causing 1+ hour waits and some voters being unable to cast ballots. Demand underestimation in mission-critical systems reflects infrastructure scaling gaps relevant to capacity planning in distributed architecture.