Lawmakers seek to restrict NEC staff leave before elections

Lawmakers are calling for legislative reform that would allow election authorities to restrict or reschedule staff leave ahead of national elections, in response to the fallout from ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections. On Friday, independent Rep. Han Dong-hoon and 17 other lawmakers proposed a revision to the Election Commission Act that would allow election commission officials' vacations to be altered depending on election schedules. According to Han's office, the proposal cove