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within 180 days from the filing of the election related lawsuits. In July 2022, the
Supreme Court ruled against the complainants after a visual inspection of the
election process and results in non-transparent and superficial manners.
This ruling and manner by the last resort organization of democracy increased civil
distrust for the governance system in Korea. Various demands for the reform of the
election management system in Korea were raised by many civil society groups. The
main points of the reform measures proposed are summarized as follows:
l How to reform the early voting system and the electronic voting
system
1. Stipulate the prohibition of using QR codes on early voting ballot papers.
2. Switch to a manual counting system to rule out electronic manipulation.
3. Disclose any programs related to the source code of the ballot sorting machine.
4. Aim for evidence conservation for the digital data and equipment.
5. Conduct forensic verification of all National Election Commission servers shortly
after the election.
6. Explicitly prohibit the practice of replacing public and early voting officer seals
with printed seals.
7. Early voting ballot printers should be given a serial number unique to the
machine to prevent fraudulent production of the early voting ballot papers.
8. Disclose the identities of citizens who participate in early voting by each polling
station, disclose the lists of consolidated voters, and disclose all ballot counting
table lists.
9. Remove communication functions such as external connection ports, wireless
LANs, and wireless chips from the counting machines, sorters, and connected
laptops.
l How to reform electoral management and procedures
10. Correct management weak spots in both early voting and election day voting
ballot boxes.
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.
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