National Election Commission Reports Voter List Verification Slip Leak... Personal Information Commission "Investigating Facts"

Verification Slip with Voter Names Discovered at Jamsil 7-dong No. 2 Polling Station

Regarding the discovery of a voter list verification slip containing voters' names, genders, and other personal information at the Jamsil 7-dong No. 2 polling station in Songpa-gu, Seoul—where a ballot shortage occurred during the June 3 local elections—the Personal Information Protection Commission has received a data breach report from the National Election Commission and has begun investigating the facts.

According to the Personal Information Protection Commission on June 6, the National Election Commission submitted a related personal data breach report to the Commission at approximately 8:30 p.m. the previous day.

Yonhap News Agency

The Jamsil 7-dong No. 2 polling station was the site of a ballot shortage during the 9th nationwide simultaneous local elections. Protesters alleging electoral fraud effectively blockaded the polling station for nearly three days, causing delays in the removal of ballot boxes. It was only after police were deployed on the morning of June 5 that the ballot boxes were finally transported to the counting center.

After the ballot boxes were removed, protesters who entered the polling station discovered the verification slip remaining on-site, photographed it, and live-streamed it on the internet, resulting in the exposure of personal information such as voters' names and genders. The verification slip in question is known to have been distributed as a type of waiting ticket to voters who were unable to vote immediately due to the ballot shortage on election day.

The Personal Information Protection Commission is currently reviewing how the verification slip was exposed to the public and whether materials that the National Election Commission is required to keep were leaked. Based on its findings, the Commission will determine whether the Personal Information Protection Act was violated and whether follow-up measures are necessary.

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