Jeon Han Gil Attends Tongyeong Mayoral Election Recount: "If There Is No Ink Mark, It's Printed"

Former Korean history instructor Han Gil Jeon (real name: Jeon Yugwan) attended the recount of the Tongyeong mayoral election ballots from the 9th nationwide local election, held at the Gyeongnam Election Commission on the 27th, as an observer representing former mayor Yeonggi Cheon, who requested the recount.

Former Korean history instructor Han Gil Jeon attended the recount of the Tongyeong Mayor election in Gyeongnam held by the Gyeongnam Election Commission as an observer.
[Photo by Lee Seryeong]

Jeon stated, "Ballots stamped by hand will have traces of ink that soaked through to the back of the paper, but if these marks are missing, it could be considered printed," and filtered out ballots where ink stains did not appear on the reverse side.

He also examined whether the election official's stamp had been properly affixed and whether the ballot was marked using the official marking tool. He took photographs himself and raised objections during the process.

Former Korean history lecturer Han Gil Jeon is attending as an observer at the Gyeongnam Election Commission for the recount of the Tongyeong mayoral election in Gyeongnam, requesting to determine the authenticity of the stamping marks on the ballots using mechanical devices.
[Photo by Lee Seryeong]

He presented a mechanical device with functions similar to a microscope, requesting that it be used to verify whether the ballot stamps were made directly by voters or had been printed on the paper. However, the Election Commission rejected this request, citing concerns about the reliability of the device.

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