Investigators to question 4 more election workers over ballot shortage

SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- A joint police and prosecution team was scheduled on Thursday to question four civil servants who worked at polling stations that experienced ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections. These officials are expected to provide details about ballot distribution at two Seoul polling stations where papers ran out, temporarily suspending voting. The investigation aims to determine if the National Election Commission made hasty decisions to reduce the number of printed ballots and failed to effectively manage shortages on election day. This questioning follows a raid on the offices of 12 election commission officials involved in overseeing affected polling stations in Seoul. Meanwhile, protests demanding a rerun of the elections have continued for 21 days outside the Olympic Park Handball Stadium, which served as a ballot counting site.