The Election Commission (EC) will announce the verdict on the vote-rigging case involving 229 Senate members tomorrow at 3 PM. Media access is limited to no more than three representatives per news agency, with registration required. Strict controls will prevent outsiders from attending in person; they must watch via closed-circuit television.
On 13 Sep 2026, reporters confirmed that following the EC committee meeting to deliberate and vote on the Senate vote-rigging case involving 229 members, the EC office will hold a press briefing on the verdict tomorrow (14 Sep) at 3 PM in Meeting Room 201 on the second floor. At 8 AM today, the EC Public Relations Office notified interested media to register via a Google Form by 4:30 PM on 13 Sep 2026. It stressed that late registration will be considered a waiver of the right to attend the briefing.
Additionally, the EC outlined participation rules for the briefing, reserving attendance exclusively for registered media. Each news agency may send up to three representatives. Registered media can collect press passes for Meeting Room 201 starting at 1:30 PM at the east side entrance (Gate 1) of the EC office.
Media who have not registered, as well as observers and outsiders, will be prohibited from entering the briefing room. However, they can follow the announcement via closed-circuit television screens set up outside the EC office at Gate 1 on the east side.
This briefing follows the EC meeting scheduled at 10 AM. The case has drawn intense scrutiny, and persistent rumors circulated yesterday that the EC might cancel the planned press briefing and instead issue a written statement.