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Election chief to apologize over local election ballot shortages
Rho Tae-ak, chairman of the National Election Commission, leaves a meeting on ballot shortages in Wednesday's local elections at the commission's headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday. Yonhap
By Park Ung
National Election Commission Chairman Roh Tae-ak is set to issue a public apology Friday afternoon for ballot shortages during Wednesday's local elections, amid sharp criticism and a police investigation into the nation's top election body.
On Election Day, 14 polling stations in Seoul ran out of ballot papers, forcing hundreds of voters to wait for hours past the 6 p.m. ballot closing time.
A civic group filed a police complaint to investigate Rho over allegations, including dereliction of duty, with the case assigned to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. He has also been pressured to resign to take responsibility.