'Pulverized, not just dissolved': Ex-KBS anchor blasts election commission over ballot shortage

Former KBS announcer Cho Su-bin raised her voice against the National Election Commission, embroiled in a ballot shortage scandal, saying the body should be "pulverized, not just dissolved."

In a recent social media post, Cho said election commission staff who went on vacation during "this critical moment in national affairs" had made headlines for the same behavior years ago, yet the problem had repeated itself. "They spend hundreds of billions of won in budget — and they can't afford paper for ballots?" she said.

Cho also recalled her past involvement in the commission's fair-election campaigns, saying she had once filmed a voter-turnout advertisement alongside anchors from the three major broadcasters. "I had fond memories of that," she said, "but the election commission as it stands today should not be dissolved — it should be pulverized."

The controversy stems from a ballot shortage that struck several polling stations during the local elections on June 3.

Some voters were unable to cast their ballots within the allotted voting hours. The shortage at the second polling station in Jamsil 7-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul drew particular attention, and a number of citizens traveled to Olympic Park — where the vote-counting center was located — to hold a rally demanding a re-election.

In response, National Election Commission Chairman Noh Tae-ak held a press conference Friday, expressing his resignation and saying he felt "devastated and an infinite sense of responsibility" for undermining public trust in election administration and fueling distrust in the electoral process.

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