"Noh Tae-ak Received First Report of Ballot Paper Shortage Only 40 Minutes Before Polls Closed"

Verbal Report from Spokesperson at Around 5:20 p.m. on June 3

It has been revealed that former National Election Commission Chairman Noh Taeak received his first report regarding a ballot paper shortage only 40 minutes before the official end of voting on the June 3 local election main polling day.

According to the response submitted by the National Election Commission to Assemblyman Yoon Kunyoung of the Democratic Party of Korea on June 21, former Chairman Noh first received a verbal report of the ballot paper shortage incident from the spokesperson around 5:20 p.m. on June 3.

Former Secretary General Heo Cheolhun received his first verbal report from the head of the public relations department around 5:10 p.m., and Deputy Secretary General Kang Dongwan received his first verbal report from an official in the public relations department at around 5:20 p.m.

It was also confirmed that the Election Commission received a complaint call regarding the ballot paper shortage from the Garak 2-dong No. 3 polling station in Songpa-gu at around 4:25 p.m. in the election situation room on the main polling day.

Previously, the National Election Commission stated that it became aware of the ballot paper shortage incident for the first time at 5:08 p.m. on the main polling day.

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