Elections in South Korea

Korean voters mark paper ballots with a rubber stamp using red ink.

After the polls close, ballot boxes are sealed and transported to the constituency's counting centre.

Traditionally ballots were hand-counted, and optical scanners have been adopted since 3rd local elections held on 13 June 2002.

The scanners resemble cash sorter machines, sorting the ballots into stacks by how they are voted.

[5] However, the legality of the introduction of optical scan technology has been challenged and there have been allegations of rigged counting.