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Special counsel Lee Tae-han's team raided the National Election Commission (NEC) headquarters in Gwacheon on Nov. 2 over allegations that commissioners received 905.8 million won ($677,000) in improper stipends, Yonhap and the Korea Times report. The team mobilized 65 personnel, including four prosecutors and 25 digital forensics investigators, to search 18 departments, including the chairperson's and secretary general's offices, as well as the home of former NEC Secretary General Heo Cheol-hoon, according to Dong-a Ilbo and Kyunghyang Shinmun. The raid is part of the special counsel's broader investigation into the June 3 local elections ballot shortage, which has also included searches of a former NEC chief's home over alleged improper overseas trips and a ballot-counting site. Korean media outlets report the investigation reflects growing public distrust in election management, with the Korea Times running an editorial titled "Distrust in election polls" on the same day.