South Korea Election Watchdog Head Resigns Amid Ballot Shortage Controversy

Supreme Court chief justice accepts election watchdog head's resignation amid ballot shortage controversy

The Supreme Court chief justice has accepted the resignation of the head of the country's election watchdog, sources said Monday, following an unprecedented shortage of ballot papers that disrupted voting in some areas of Seoul during last week's local elections. According to the sources, Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae dismissed Roh Tae-ak, chairperson of the National Election Commission, from his post amid public backlash over the commission's poor handling of ballot distribution for J

By The Korea Herald