Serious vulnerabilities have been pointed out in the security and controls of the National Election Commission's computer system.

Rep. Joo Jin-woo of the People Power Party held a press conference at the National Assembly on the 9th and stated that, based on his analysis of NEC log records, anyone with access privileges could pre-enter data for future time points without any technical restrictions.

'Time Machine Input' Confirmed in 117 Locations Across Local, Presidential, and General Elections According to the log records obtained by Rep. Joo, instances of voter counts being entered ahead of actual time were confirmed in 47 locations during local elections, 26 during presidential elections, and 44 during National Assembly general elections. These cases, referred to as 'time machine fabricated inputs,' included numerous instances where numbers were registered more than an hour and a half early, such as voter counts scheduled to be tallied and announced at 1 p.m. being entered into the system around 11:30 a.m.

Rep. Joo also explained that cases were revealed where the initial input times were identical across multiple town, township, and neighborhood voting districts, voter counts were repeatedly entered as zero, or the same numbers were recorded at different polling stations. He claimed this could be seen as evidence of a single employee simultaneously entering data for multiple polling stations, and that unlike simple input error corrections, this appeared to involve an intent to enter figures different from actual tallies from the very beginning.

Intent Must Be Investigated Through Special Counsel and Parliamentary Investigation Rep. Joo emphasized the need to extensively examine not only voter counts but also other election-related data. He urged that it must be determined through a special counsel investigation and a parliamentary investigation whether the false input of voter counts was a simple mistake or involved deliberate intent.

In particular, he demanded that investigative authorities expand their scope to include not only local elections but also past presidential and general elections, and immediately begin securing relevant materials. He added that compulsory investigations and evidence preservation are urgent to prevent the destruction of evidence, without needing to wait for the launch of a special counsel.

Regarding recounts, he maintained the position that they should proceed after the special counsel is launched. He opposed recounts at polling stations being conducted before the special counsel investigation, emphasizing that server records must be preserved and computer data should be examined first through the deployment of professional forensic personnel.

Rebuttal to Chairman Yoon Sang-hyun... No Limits Should Be Placed on Investigation Scope Meanwhile, regarding remarks by Yoon Sang-hyun, chairman of the special parliamentary investigation committee, to the effect that concluding the false input of voter counts constitutes voter turnout manipulation is nothing more than incitement, Rep. Joo rebutted that placing limits on the scope of investigation would be difficult to persuade the public.

Rep. Joo said, "We couldn't have even imagined that voter counts would be intentionally mis-entered, but we cannot definitively conclude that there was no other irregularity or illegality," adding that any input errors related to vote rates must also be revealed through the special counsel and parliamentary investigation.