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11. Switch to a simple sorting method or manual counting method to prevent sorting
malfunctions and possibilities of manipulation.

12. Arrange for observers to check the ballots from the sorter.
13. Increase transparency when outside items are brought into the ballot counting room.

14. Let the observers check and sign the entries of the ballot counting table lists.
15. Check the identities and residences of voters and take measures to manage
transparently the moving or storing ballot boxes.

16. Strictly penalize the NEC staff for their high-handed attitude and illegal activities, and
transparently appoint a ballot counting assistant.

17. Need to position observers and install CCTVs in early voting stations and
fundamentally strengthen security of the early voting ballot boxes.
18. Implement measures to strengthen expertise among election commissioners and
observers.
(Introduce post-verification methods)

19. Organize the post-verification system as an integral part of the public official election
system. To this end, introduce a “Procedure and Management System Verification” system,
which is a verification of the appropriateness of the election management and monitoring
procedures, and a “Verification of Election Results” system, which is a verification of the
accuracy of the ballot counting results.
20. The post-verification agency shall be organized by a specialized agency independent of
the National Election Commission and shall exercise full power in the field of election
verification.

21. Establish a “public election verification committee” to verify the election procedures
and management systems and verify the results.

(New legislative and institutional improvements)
22. Ensure that the deadline for the handling of election challenges is met and introduce a
compulsory performance penalty system.

23. To strengthen the political neutrality of the National Election Commission, introduce
the requirement to ban party membership for a certain period.

24. In the case of the pre-application registration system for early voting, early voting for
Outside Jurisdiction, include a pledge for residential voting, and reintroduce the signing of
names by election officers and ballot counting officers.
25. The Public Official Election Act shall be reorganized democratically and transparently
by operating a committee for the readjustment of the Public Official Election Act consisting
of civilian experts, the NEC, and National Assembly officials, and penalize violations of
public election laws.
Only a few of these demands have been accommodated by the government and congress so
far: (i) the manual confirmation process will undergo with regard to ballot papers upon
being sorted by ballot sorting machines, and then those papers are counted by ballot
counting machines; (ii) Only public officials will handle ballot boxes and ballot papers; (iii)
all ballot boxes are carried and transported under the surveillance by police officers; (iv)
CCTV monitoring will be enhanced; and (v) QR codes will be considered to be used on early
voting ballot papers. These partial reform measures are not welcomed by civil society groups
that were disappointed. Obviously, these changes are not essential or sufficient for
establishing a manual counting system nor do they rule out various possibilities of electronic
manipulation by digital means. Introduction of the post-verification systems seems also
necessary to verify the election results.

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