▲ Lee Ho-seon, Chair of the People Power Party Audit Committee
Lee Ho-seon, the chair of the Audit Committee appointed under the People Power Party's Jang Dong-hyuk leadership, announced today (June 12) that he has filed a petition to invalidate the Seoul mayoral election, citing the shortage of ballots that occurred at some polling stations.
Lee, a law professor at Kookmin University, stated on his personal blog today, "I have filed an election petition with the Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission today." He added, "This procedure is being taken as a private citizen, completely unrelated to my position as the chair of the People Power Party Audit Committee."
He further explained, "Initially, I intended to have 63 Seoul citizens act as petitioners (plaintiffs) for symbolic purposes, but because some people viewed it through a biased lens or expressed concerns that I had not anticipated, I decided to file the petition (lawsuit) on my own."
In the petition, Lee wrote, "A shortage of ballots was concentrated in 33 polling stations in Seoul alone, and there is no legal basis for printing only 50% of the required ballots." He further claimed, "Even that decision was made arbitrarily by election commission staff without a collective agreement from the commission as a deliberative body."
According to the Public Official Election Act, voters, candidates, or political parties that nominated candidates may file a petition with the competent election commission within two weeks of the election date if they have objections regarding the validity of the election.
Once a petition is filed, the Election Commission's Petition Review Committee must reach a decision within 60 days.
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