South Korea will review vote counting procedures for next year's general election...considering introduction of ”manual vote counting”

South Korea's Central Election Commission has announced plans to review vote counting procedures for next year's general election. More rigorous screening, including the addition of human eyes to the operation of the machines used to sort and count ballots.
say. On the 14th, the Election Commission reported on the current election preparation plan at a meeting held at the National Diet Building by the ruling party People's Power's Fair Election System Improvement Special Committee. and
, Rep. Yoo Sang-beom, a member of the special committee, made this clear at a press conference. According to the press conference, the Election Commission will use a ballot sorting machine to sort the ballots by political party and candidate.
We are considering introducing a procedure for personnel to visually check each sheet. After that, the results are counted using a screening counting machine. Under the current system, ballots are sorted by a ballot sorter and then reused by a screening and counting machine.
It is only checked and can only be seen visually by the ticket counting clerk when operating the machine. However, in the future, the company says it will reduce the possibility of fraud and errors by adding human verification.
"There have been strong requests from members to strengthen visual inspection of ballots," said Liu. Furthermore, ``Under the current system, visitors must check whether the ballot paper has a stamp on it or not.''
Many suspicions had been raised that could not be fully confirmed." The Election Commission will apply an alternative control program that allows ballot sorting machines to recognize only approved security USBs.
We are also considering ways to use it. In response to the National Intelligence Service pointing out that ``with the help of internal collaborators, it is possible to hack the ballot sorting machine operating program through the USB port.''
It's for a reason. The government is considering a plan to preserve the original images produced by ballot sorting machines. Previously, images were backed up to a separate storage medium and the originals were deleted.
The remaining ballots should be stored in a place with security equipment such as CCTV, and if they need to be opened, they should be opened and checked in the presence of a vote-counting observer.
The law is also under discussion. The government is also considering inserting barcodes into advance voting papers in place of the current QR codes. This means that the QR code does not comply with the provisions of election law and is illegal.
This measure was put in place to resolve any controversy that may arise due to the fact that such a point was raised. In relation to advance voting papers, Article 151 of the current Public Offices Election Law stipulates that ``The serial number printed on the ballot paper must be
It must be displayed in the form of a bar code (a bar-shaped symbol that can be recognized by a computer).
Additionally, current election rules require that advance voting IDs be submitted after the closing time of voting on Election Day.
The images have been deleted, but a plan is being prepared to keep the ID images for a considerable period of time after the election in order to resolve any suspicions. This is something that requires a regulation change.
We are also considering installing CCTV monitors at the pre-ballot box storage locations at the central, municipal, and former city/county election boards so that citizens can view them 24 hours a day.
Ru. At that day's meeting, members of the special committee raised the issue of the stamps of voting officials being printed on advance voting forms. Rep. Liu said, ``The law clearly requires voting management.
It stipulates that government officials must affix their seals directly, but the Election Commission has made rules that allow printed seals to be used. was done
He emphasized that all votes must go through the process of being stamped directly by a voting official." The election management committee decides on matters to be considered before the election and implements them after the committee's resolution.
I'm planning on doing it. Rep. Liu said, ``The special committee is scheduled to conclude in mid-December, so the Election Commission will likely decide on improvements during that period.''