{
  "id": 19279943,
  "title": "Special counsel suspects NEC forged vote tally sheet in Gyeonggi education chief election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/special-counsel-suspects-nec-forged-vote-tally-sheet-in-gyeonggi-19279943",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T04:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261110/special-counsel-suspects-nec-forged-vote-tally-sheet-in-gyeonggi-education-chief-election"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a critical development on Tuesday, a special counsel team implicated a National Election Commission (NEC) employee in the falsification and concealment of a vote tally sheet for the Gyeonggi Province education superintendent election, held in June. To investigate these allegations, members of the independent counsel team spearheaded by Lee Tae-han traveled to the Gyeonggi provincial election commission and the Gwangju election commission, where they executed a search and seizure warrant. According to the team, the suspect within the Gwangju election commission allegedly concealed and forged the vote tally sheet, subsequently attempting to conceal this misconduct and manipulate the final outcome. The team's investigation stems from the NEC's establishment in early September, primarily aimed at scrutinizing the causes behind the unprecedented ballot shortages observed during the nationwide local elections in June.",
  "summary": "A special counsel team said Tuesday it suspects a National Election Commission (NEC) employee concealed and forged a vote tally sheet during the election for education superintendent of Gyeonggi Province in June. Investigators were sent to the Gyeonggi provincial election commission and the election commission in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, earlier in the day to execute a search and seizure…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Special counsel suspects NEC forged vote tally sheet in Gyeonggi education chief election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/special-counsel-suspects-nec-forged-vote-tally-sheet-in-gyeonggi-19278526",
        "published": "2026-11-10T02:59:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}