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How ballot shortages disrupt elections in other countries

Seoul’s ballot shortage was a rare Election Day failure, but not an unheard-of one. Similar incidents have disrupted voting in the US, Australia and the UK, usually after election authorities underestimated turnout or failed to supply enough ballots to specific polling stations. In the US, during Mississippi’s 2023 gubernatorial election, Hinds County, the state’s most populous county, ran out of ballots after a tight race between then-incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challen

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Voter turnout comes to second-highest for local election at 61%

South Korea’s voter turnout in Wednesday’s local elections was provisionally tallied at 61 percent, marking the second-highest turnout in the country’s local election history, according to the National Election Commission. The NEC said around 27.25 million out of around 44.65 million eligible voters cast ballots in the elections held from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. nationwide. The figure includes ballots cast during the two-day early voting period held May 29-30, which recorded a turnout of 23.51 percent,

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Turnout for Local Elections at 61%

[Politics] : Voter turnout for South Korea’s ninth nationwide local elections reached 61 percent as of 9 p.m. Wednesday. The National Election Commission said the tentative figure is around seven percentage points lower than the record voter turnout posted in the first local elections in 1995, but zero-point-eight ... [more...]

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Ballot Shortage Halts Voting at Seoul Polling Stations amid Record Turnout

[Politics] : Ballot papers ran out at several polling stations in Seoul’s Songpa District on Wednesday, leaving some voters waiting in lines of more than 100 people. Starting around 1 p.m., shortages were reported across multiple stations in the Jamsil area, and by 4:30 p.m. voting had stopped entirely at some ... [more...]

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Some Seoul polling stations face ballot shortages amid high turnout

South Korea’s election authorities said Wednesday that some polling stations in Seoul’s Songpa-gu district temporarily ran short of ballots due to higher-than-expected voter turnout in the local elections. The National Election Commission said Wednesday afternoon that the Songpa-gu election commission was transporting additional ballots to affected polling stations. The commission said voters waiting in line would still be able to cast their ballots even after official voting hours ended at 6 p.

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Voter Turnout Nears 55% at 4 p.m., Higher than Final Tally 4 Years Ago

[Politics] : Voter turnout in South Korea’s ninth nationwide local elections reached 54-point-seven percent as of 4 p.m. Wednesday. That’s already higher than the final tally four years ago, which was 50-point-nine percent. According to the National Election Commission, Wednesday’s figure, which includes ... [more...]

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Voter Turnout Reaches 51.9% at 3 p.m., Higher than Final Tally 4 Years Ago

[Politics] : Voter turnout in South Korea’s ninth nationwide local elections reached 51-point-nine percent as of 3 p.m. Wednesday. That’s already higher than the final tally four years ago, which was 50-point-nine percent. According to the National Election Commission, Wednesday’s figure, which includes ... [more...]

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Local Election Turnout Reaches 48.9% at 2 p.m., Up 8.2% from Previous Election

[Politics] : Voter turnout in South Korea’s ninth nationwide local elections reached 48-point-nine percent as of 2 p.m. Wednesday. According to the National Election Commission, the figure, which includes ballots cast during the two-day early voting period, represents 21-point-83 million voters. Turnout was ... [more...]

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Rival Parties Make Final Push for Voter Turnout on Election Day

[Politics] : Leaders of the rival parties urged supporters to head to the polls and maximize voter turnout on Election Day. The ruling Democratic Party encouraged voter participation on Wednesday, saying that “votes are stronger than bullets” and that “power comes from the ballot box.” Party Chairman ... [more...]

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Koreans head to polls in local elections; turnout hits 11 as of 10 a.m.

Voter turnout for Wednesday’s local elections and parliamentary by-elections stood at 11 percent as of 10 a.m., according to the National Election Commission. Polling stations opened nationwide at 6 a.m., at 14,288 polling stations nationwide. Of the country’s 44,649,908 eligible voters, 23.51 percent, or about 10.4 million people, have already cast their ballots during the two-day early voting period last week. The 10 a.m. turnout figure was 2.3 percentage points higher than the 8.7 percent rec

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Swim, bike, run, chill by the Han River this weekend

Seoul will hold a three-day noncompetitive triathlon event along the Han River this weekend, inviting residents and visitors to swim, cycle and run at their own pace. The third annual My Pace Hangang Triathlon Festival will take place from Friday to Sunday around Ttukseom and Jamsil Han River parks, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday. The city expects a large turnout after last year’s festival drew 650,000 visitors. The festival centers on three activities — swimming, cycling and run

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Forget elite universities. Semiconductor high schools are the new hot ticket

Admission to a prestigious university is no longer seen as the only path to success for some students in South Korea, as semiconductor-focused high schools gain popularity on the expectation that they can lead directly to jobs at major chipmakers. Korea Semiconductor Meister High School in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, decided to hold a second admissions information session on June 20 after turnout at the initial session held May 30 exceeded the 120 seats prepared by the school. “More stu

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Guinea holds parliament election

Guineans voted Sunday in legislative and municipal elections marking a new step toward a return to democratic rule after a 2021 coup, despite severe restrictions on civil liberties and an opposition boycott. The authorities pushed back the close of polling stations 90 minutes to 7:30 p.m. before counting started. The day was marked by a low turnout at polling stations visited by Agence France-Presse journalists in the capital, Conakry, and the central city of Labe, and according to election moni

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Rivals keen on record-high early voter turnout for June election

South Korea’s rival parties are offering different interpretations of the record-high early voter turnout for the June 3 local elections, with the ruling Democratic Party of Korea casting it as a sign of public support for the Lee Jae Myung administration and the main opposition People Power Party cautioning that the figures do not necessarily favor any one party. Rep. Kang Jun-hyeon, senior spokesperson of the Democratic Party, thanked more than 10 million voters for going to polling stations d

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Scenes from Day 2 of early voting

As temperatures continue to climb and turnout remains brisk, voters head to polling stations nationwide to cast their ballots ahead of the local elections next Wednesday. Early voting turnout reached 18.61 percent as of 2 p.m., surpassing the figure recorded at the same point in the 2022 local elections. Early voting, which runs until 6 p.m. Saturday, allows voters to cast ballots at any of the country's 3,571 polling stations regardless of their registered place of residence. On Election Day, h

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Early voting turnout hits 14.29% by 10 a.m.

Early voting turnout for South Korea’s ninth nationwide local elections reached 14.29 percent as of 10 a.m. Saturday, continuing to outpace participation levels recorded during the previous local elections four years ago. The figure was 1.62 percentage points higher than the 12.67 percent recorded at the same point during the 2022 local elections. The first day of early voting also set a new record for local elections, with turnout reaching 11.6 percent, surpassing the previous record of 10.18 p

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First Day of Early Voting in Local Elections Sees 11.6% Turnout

[Politics] : More than one in ten eligible voters cast their ballots on Day One of early voting Friday. According to the National Election Commission, turnout for the local elections came to eleven-point-six percent by the end of the first day. By way of comparison, the 2022 local elections saw a 10-point-18 ... [more...]

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Local election early voting opens, turnout takes center stage

South Koreans began two days of early voting Friday for nationwide local elections, as tightening races pushed rival parties into a final scramble to mobilize supporters and turn turnout into the defining fight of the campaign. Early voting turnout stood at 2.71 percent as of 10 a.m., slightly above the pace recorded in the 2022 local elections, according to the National Election Commission. The commission said 1,211,777 of the country’s 44.64 million eligible voters had cast ballots in the firs

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Rival Parties Urge Supporters to Cast Early Votes

[Politics] : Rival parties have urged their supporters to participate in early voting ahead of the June 3 local elections, stressing that voter turnout will determine the outcome in an increasing number of closely contested races. Ruling Democratic Party Chair Jung Chung-rae on Thursday called on supporters of ... [more...]

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Foreign voters hit record high, but low turnout limits influence

The number of foreign nationals eligible to vote in South Korea’s local elections has grown large enough to form a noticeable voting bloc in some major cities. Their overall electoral influence, however, remains limited by persistently low voter turnout. According to data from the National Election Commission, foreign residents account for 1.8 percent of all eligible voters in Ansan and Siheung, industrial cities in Gyeonggi Province with populations of around 600,000 each, ahead of the June 3 l

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How ballot shortages disrupt elections in other countries

Voter turnout comes to second-highest for local election at 61%

Turnout for Local Elections at 61%

Ballot Shortage Halts Voting at Seoul Polling Stations amid Record Turnout

Some Seoul polling stations face ballot shortages amid high turnout

Voter Turnout Nears 55% at 4 p.m., Higher than Final Tally 4 Years Ago

Voter Turnout Reaches 51.9% at 3 p.m., Higher than Final Tally 4 Years Ago

Local Election Turnout Reaches 48.9% at 2 p.m., Up 8.2% from Previous Election

Rival Parties Make Final Push for Voter Turnout on Election Day

Koreans head to polls in local elections; turnout hits 11 as of 10 a.m.

Swim, bike, run, chill by the Han River this weekend

Forget elite universities. Semiconductor high schools are the new hot ticket

Guinea holds parliament election

Rivals keen on record-high early voter turnout for June election

Scenes from Day 2 of early voting

Early voting turnout hits 14.29% by 10 a.m.

First Day of Early Voting in Local Elections Sees 11.6% Turnout

Local election early voting opens, turnout takes center stage

Rival Parties Urge Supporters to Cast Early Votes

Foreign voters hit record high, but low turnout limits influence