Election Commission Special Prosecutor's Team Confirms 6 More Cases of 'False Voter Count Entries'... Nationwide Total Rises to 36

Additional cases uncovered in Chungju, Nonsan, Gangneung, and other areas

Confirmed through analysis of seized materials and interviews with people involved

Probe into circumstances behind false entries and possible organized involvement

The special prosecutor's team investigating the National Election Commission, led by Lee Tae-han, has identified six more city, county and district election commissions that falsely entered voter count statistics. This brings the number of election commissions nationwide found to have made false entries to 36.

As the special prosecutor team led by Lee Taehan, investigating the shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections and various allegations involving the National Election Commission, officially began its probe with a plaque unveiling ceremony at its office in Seocho-dong, Seoul, on the 7th, a citizen held a sign calling for a new election. September 7, 2026. Photo by Kang Jinhyeong.

In a media notice on October 22, the team said that its analysis of seized materials and interviews with people involved, following search and seizure operations, had uncovered additional false entries at the election commissions in Chungju-si, North Chungcheong Province; Nonsan-si, South Chungcheong Province; Masanhappo-gu and Masanhoewon-gu in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province; Sangju-si, North Gyeongsang Province; and Gangneung-si, Gangwon Province.

The team had previously found that voter counts were falsely entered at 30 city, county and district election commissions nationwide. On October 15, it then conducted search and seizure operations at seven locations, including the National Election Commission, four provincial-level election commissions in South Chungcheong Province, Gwangju, South Gyeongsang Province and Gangwon Province, and two city, county or district election commissions, securing related materials.

Based on the materials it obtained and statements from people involved, the team plans to determine the specific circumstances that led to discrepancies between the actual number of voters and the figures entered into the computer system, as well as the scale of the false entries. It will also examine whether senior agencies issued instructions or multiple officials were involved in an organized manner.

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