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Special Counsel Inspects Ballots at Seoul Handball Arena

A special counsel team investigating the unprecedented shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections has launched an on-site inspection of about 2.47 million to 2.5 million ballots stored at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Seoul's Songpa District, which served as a vote-counting center earlier this year. The team, led by special counsel Lee Tae-h, began the inspection on Wednesday, October 28, after raiding the venue the previous day, and is also reviewing surveillance footage. However, the inspection was halted after some observers objected to a ban on taking recordings during the process, according to KBS World and Yonhap reports.

  1. Special counsel launches inspection of local election ballots stored at Seoul handball arena Korea Times · 2026-10-28
  2. Special Counsel to Inspect 2.47 Million Ballots Wednesday in Election Probe KBS World · 2026-10-26
  3. Special counsel to inspect 2.5 mil. ballots in local elections shortage probe Korea Times · 2026-10-26
  4. Inspection of June 3 Ballots Halted amid Objections to Recording Ban KBS World · 2026-10-28

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