투표용지 국정조사 시작…무더기 불출석에 “항명이냐?” [9시 뉴스] / KBS 2026.06.23.

Despite the severity of the issue, the majority of National Election Commission members did not even show up at the National Assembly today (the 23rd), the first day of the parliamentary investigation. Criticism poured in, accusing them of disregarding the public and committing collective insubordination; only then were the seats belatedly filled. Reporter Lee Won-hee reports. [Report] Criticism from both the ruling and opposition parties poured in from the very beginning of the parliamentary investigation. A significant number of members of the National Election Commission, the highest decision-making body of the Central Election Commission, failed to appear. [Yoon Gun-young / Member of the Special Committee on the Ballot Paper Incident / Democratic Party of Korea: "How can only the non-permanent members be absent?"] [Kim Eun-hye / Member of the Special Committee on the Ballot Paper Incident / People Power Party: "I view this as collective insubordination against the people."] [Wi Cheol-hwan / Acting Chairman of the Central Election Commission: "(The attendance of commission members) is a matter I cannot force..."] Under pressure from both the ruling and opposition parties, the commission members belatedly appeared. [Yoon Sang-hyun / Chairman of the Special Committee on the Ballot Paper Scandal / People Power Party: "It can only be interpreted as having absolutely no intention of uncovering the truth..."] Before assigning blame, the Acting Chairman of the National Election Commission bowed his head first and presented measures such as making the chairman a full-time position, legalizing the Audit Committee, and establishing an Election Evaluation Committee. [Wi Cheol-hwan / Acting Chairman of the National Election Commission: "I offer my sincere apologies to the voters."] However, reprimands continued, starting with the issue of reducing the printing of ballot papers. [Choi Bo-yoon / Member of the Special Committee on the Ballot Paper Scandal / People Power Party: "There could be a shortage of ballot papers, and areas with a high concentration of votes during the main election are at risk. Was there any official opinion to put the brakes on this?"] [Roh Tae-ak / Former Chairman of the National Election Commission: "I do not think there was."] [Lee Kwang-hee / Member of the Special Committee on the Ballot Paper Scandal / Democratic Party of Korea: "Is it appropriate for a structure where one or two people can decide to lower the ballot paper printing capacity to 50%?"] In response to the question of whether there had been ballot paper shortages in the past, the following answer was given: [Kim Yong-man / Member of the Special Committee on the Ballot Paper Scandal / Democratic Party of Korea: "If there were polling stations that repeatedly ran short, there was talk of enlarging the printing in those areas..."] [Roh Tae-ak / Former Chairman of the National Election Commission: "I do not recall."] Former Election Commission Chairman Roh Tae-ak's overseas business trip accompanied by his spouse has also come under fire. [Kim Nam-hee / Member of the Special Committee on the Ballot Paper Scandal / Democratic Party of Korea: "While you spare no expense on round-trip plane tickets costing 12 million won (for a spouse accompanying them), is the cost of ballot papers really a budget item that should be saved?"] The opposition party argued that the current acting chairman should also resign. [Seo Beom-su / Secretary of the Special Committee on the Ballot Paper Scandal / People Power Party: "I believe this problem arose because he is currently in that position. (The acting chairman) has close ties with President Lee Jae-myung..."] Former National Election Commission Chairman Roh Tae-ak stated that he supports a 'one-point' constitutional amendment for the reform of the National Election Commission. This is Lee Won-hee for KBS News. Cameramen: Lee Sang-gu, Lee Chang-jun / Video Editor: Lee Yun-jin / Graphics: Ko Seok-hun ▣ View Original KBS Article: http://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?nc... ▣ Send a Tip ◇ KakaoTalk: Search 'KBS제보' ◇ Phone: 02-781-1234 ◇ Website: https://goo.gl/4bWbkG ◇ Email: [email protected] Copyright ⓒ KBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI learning) are prohibited. #NationalElectionCommission #BallotPaper #ParliamentaryInvestigation