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[🚨🚨Shocking Breaking News from Korea] #Lee comes out holding a ballot: "Is it okay that only half is being marked?" #NEC "Officer couldn't see it, it's not invalid" #On the day of the June 3 local elections, Lee Jae-myung stopped voting, took his #ballot paper outside, and #exposed it... Although an NEC official said, "You shouldn't show it," NEC Chairman Roh Tae-ak announced regarding the controversy over Lee Jae-myung's 're-entering the voting booth' that "there is no legal issue." Even the Korean National Election Commission is trembling in fear of Lee Jae-myung. Controversy erupted on the 29th when President Lee Jae-myung stepped out of the voting booth during early voting for the June 3 local elections to check the condition of his ballot paper. President Lee went to vote early this morning at the Samcheong-dong Community Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul, accompanied by First Lady Kim Hye-kyung. After waiting in line with citizens, he had his #ID checked, received his #ballot paper, and entered the voting booth. However, about two minutes later, President Lee came out again and called out, "Where is the official?" He then showed his ballot paper and said, "This isn't stamped perfectly round..." "Is it okay that only half of it is stamped like this?" he asked. When the early voting official replied, "You must not show it," he said, "Look here, it doesn't matter," and asked again, "I'm asking if it's okay that it's only stamped like this." The official replied, "Yes," and when President Lee asked again, "Won't it be invalidated or something?" the official replied again, "It is fine." After confirming this, President Lee returned to the voting booth and finished voting. Regarding this, the opposition party criticized it as a violation of open voting and declared it an invalid vote. Song Eon-seok, the floor leader of the People Power Party, argued, "According to Article 167 of the Public Official Election Act, no voter may disclose their ballot to others," adding, "Disclosed ballots must be treated as invalid." He continued, "If this is true, President Lee's vote should have been invalidated on the spot," and stated, "I hope the Blue House and the National Election Commission will provide an answer." Article 167, Paragraph 1 of the Public Official Election Act states that the secrecy of voting must be guaranteed. Paragraph 3 states that voters are prohibited from disclosing the ballots they have marked, and any disclosed ballot shall be deemed invalid. An official from the National Election Commission (NEC) told TV Chosun, "President Lee came out of the voting booth, not the polling station," adding, "It would be an issue if he had left the polling station; it is not a problem that he went out to mark his ballot and then returned." The official further stated, "The early voting supervisor reportedly did not see the contents of the ballot," adding, "Therefore, since it was not a public disclosure, it is not being treated as invalid." The NEC defined the standard for "ballot disclosure" not as the exposure of the ballot, but as whether the early voting supervisor, who approached at President Lee's instruction, saw the contents of the ballot. Although numerous citizens were filming President Lee at the scene, the NEC did not make a separate judgment regarding whether this constituted a public disclosure. On this day, President Lee and his wife participated in out-of-district voting for the Incheon Gyeyang-gu area, their home address. Choi Ji-won Reporter (one@chosun.com) youtu.be/mLF6-_QEj3U?si… n.news.naver.com/article/448/00… [🚨🚨Shocking Breaking News from Korea] NEC: “No Legal Issue” Regarding Controversy Over President Lee’s ‘Re-entry into Voting Booth’ Controversy continues regarding President Lee Jae-myung briefly leaving and then re-entering the voting booth during the early voting process for the June 3 local elections and National Assembly by-elections on the 29th. The People Power Party claimed there was a potential violation of the Public Official Election Act, but the National Election Commission stated that it was merely a mishap. On this day, President Lee visited the early voting station set up at the Samcheong-dong Community Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and cast his vote. After having his ID checked, he received his ballot and entered the voting booth. Subsequently, while marking his ballot, President Lee He stepped outside and asked the early voting supervisor, “Is it acceptable if the circle mark is not complete and is only half-marked?” The supervisor explained that there was no problem, and President Lee returned to the voting booth to complete his vote. An official from the National Election Commission stated on the same day, “While there are restrictions on entry to polling stations, entering the voting booth and then briefly stepping out to make an inquiry is not a legal issue.” The official further explained, “The precedent circulating via messenger apps involved a case where a voter left the polling station claiming they would not vote, had their ballot invalidated, and then re-entered to vote again,” adding, “The facts of the case are fundamentally different from this current situation.” Jang Dong-hyuk: “Exposure of the ballot paper was intentional…” "Sending a Signal of Support for a Specific Candidate" Regarding this, Jang Dong-hyuk, Chairman of the People Power Party's Standing Election Campaign Committee, held an emergency press conference at the party headquarters in Yeouido this afternoon and stated, "This is clearly intentional and illegal election campaigning," adding, "It violates the duty of election neutrality and openly appeals for support for a specific candidate." Chairman Jang remarked, "While casting his early vote, President Lee came out of the voting booth holding his ballot paper because the stamp did not come out properly. Even though an Election Commission official tried to stop him by saying, 'You must not show this,' he deliberately kept pointing his hand at the ballot paper so it would be visible to the broadcast cameras while asking the official questions." He continued, "Isn't this sending a signal saying, 'I voted for Candidate Lee and the party, so I hope the people will also vote for this party and Candidate Lee'?" "The 'dog daughters' (President Lee's supporters) who see that will move in perfect unison," he said, pointing out that "this is not a matter that will simply end as a mere happening." He continued to criticize the National Election Commission, stating, "They claimed it wasn't invalid because it wasn't shown intentionally, but that is complete nonsense." He added, "The disclosure itself is invalid and illegal. This is why the public does not trust the National Election Commission." Chairman Jang argued, "If the ruling party wins the local elections through the President's election interference, what will become of the Republic of Korea? At that time, there will truly be nothing they won't be able to do." He asserted, "They will recklessly push for the cancellation of trials and special prosecutors, and push through constitutional amendments and consecutive terms. They will drop tax bombs, and the control of the people's daily lives will become the norm." He concluded by asking, "Shouldn't we stop the runaway rampage of Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party at this point?" "We can stop it if we vote," he appealed. Earlier that day, during a campaign rally in Gyeonggi Province, Chairman Jang raised his voice, stating, "The President, who has a duty of neutrality in elections, sent a signal to his 'daughters' while waving ballot papers in front of dozens of broadcast cameras," and declared it "grounds for impeachment." Reporter Han Young-hye han.younghye@joongang.co.kr n.news.naver.com/article/025/00… @SenTedCruz @tedcruz @SenRickScott @SenatorTimScott @SenLummis @JamesComer @ByronDonalds @CoryMillsFL @RepStefanik @EliseStefanik @SpeakerJohnson @MikeJohnson