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Korea's special counsel wraps up 2.47M ballot check

The special counsel investigating the National Election Commission has completed a public verification of 2.47 million ballots from the June 3 local elections, moving them out of the Olympic Park handball gymnasium on Oct. 29, 148 days after the vote, Yonhap and KBS World report. The verification ran about 12–13 hours, and the team is now analyzing roughly 700 additional ballots to decide whether to pursue further investigation, according to Dong-A Ilbo. Lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties visited the inspection site and urged a thorough review, KBS World adds.

  1. 검증 끝난 ‘올공 투표지’ 247만장 반출… 특검, 700여장 추가 분석해 수사 검토 동아일보 · 2026-10-29
  2. Special Counsel Completes Verification of 2.47 Million Ballots from June 3 Elections KBS World · 2026-10-28
  3. (LEAD) Special counsel team removes local election ballots from handball arena Yonhap · 2026-10-29
  4. Lawmakers Visit Ballot Inspection Site, Urge Thorough Review KBS World · 2026-10-28

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