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stipulates that the court must issue the #nal sentencing within
180 days from the #ling of any election-related lawsuits. In
July 2022, the Supreme Court ruled against the complainants
after a visual inspection of the election process and gave
results in a non-transparent and super#cial manner.

!is last-minute ruling and 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. !e main points of the reform measures proposed are
summarized as follows:

• 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 veri#cation of all National Election
Commission servers shortly after the election.

20 Election Fraud in South Korea: Documenting the Truth