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A special counsel team led by Lee Tae-han raided the National Election Commission (NEC) headquarters on Monday, Nov. 2, over allegations that its commissioners were paid 905.8 million won ($677,000) in improper stipends, Yonhap and the Korea Times report. The raid also targeted the NEC chair's office, with suspicions including losses to the national treasury, according to the Korea Economic Daily. The probe is separate from earlier actions: on Oct. 21, the same team raided the home of former NEC Chair Rho Tae-ak over alleged improper overseas trips, and on Oct. 27-28 it began inspecting 2.47 million ballots stored at a Seoul handball arena linked to a ballot shortage in the June 3 local elections. Korean media coverage has focused on the procedural steps of the investigation, with Yonhap issuing urgent alerts on the raids and inspections, while the Korea Times and KBS World detailed the stipend amount and the ballot-counting site search.