Election chief offers to resign over local election ballot shortages
National Election Commission Chairman Roh Tae-ak offered to resign on Friday afternoon to take responsibility 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.
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