Election watchdog panel recommends criminal probe into ex-chief over ballot shortage

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The National Election Commission's (NEC) fact-finding committee investigating ballot shortages during the recent local elections called for a criminal probe into the commission's former chief Friday, saying the management of the elections was marked by a "total failure."

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