A special counsel team begins inspecting election ballots stored at Seoul’s Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium as part of its investigation into a shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections. The team examines materials kept at the venue, which continues to house ballot papers after the site was used for vote counting.
Outlets describe a sequence of steps: investigators first search the arena under a search-and-seizure warrant to secure records and surveillance footage, then move to a broader inspection of the stored ballots. Korea Times frames the work as verification of about 2.47 million ballots and equipment and stresses that the inspection is not a vote recount, while Yonhap reports the launches and the ongoing storage at the gymnasium. Both identify the unusual ballot shortage, the public outcry that followed, and the continuing efforts to examine potential causes and election management issues. The reporting also notes that protesters have blocked removal of the ballots and that the inspection proceeds with observers or officials present, including people selected by the National Assembly, lawmakers, and journalists.
