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Voting Operations

Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of

VO003

Electors vote at
Question:Where can electors vote?
Answer(s): a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
c. At any polling station in the same country
e. At mobile polling stations
f. By mail
Comments:
Source: Public Official Election Act, Art. 147-149, 158: https://www.nec.go.kr/site/eng/ex/bbs/List.do?cbIdx=1280
Verified: 2024/08/28
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VO004

Voting outside the country is permitted for
Question:Who can vote from outside the country?
Answer(s): c. Citizens outside the country (including those on vacation)
Comments: Any person staying or living in a foreign country shall make a report via a mission: 1. Any person who leaves Korea before the commencement date of the period for early voting and is scheduled to return home after the election day; 2. Any person who will not return home until the election day because he/she stays or lives in a foreign country
Source: Public Official Election Act, Article 218: https://www.nec.go.kr/site/eng/ex/bbs/List.do?cbIdx=1280
Verified: 2024/08/28
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VO005

Locations for voting outside of the country
Question:If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
Answer(s): a. Embassies
b. Consulates
Comments:
Source: Public Official Election Act, Article 218(1-9): https://www.nec.go.kr/site/eng/ex/bbs/List.do?cbIdx=1280
Verified: 2024/08/28
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VO011

Voting method
Question:How do electors cast their votes?
Answer(s): a. Manually marking of ballots
Comments: An elector, after receiving the ballot paper, shall enter a balloting booth, select one candidate (referring to one political party in the election of the proportional representative National Assembly members and the election of the proportional representative local council members), from among those entered in the ballot paper, make a mark in the corresponding column of the ballot paper, fold the ballot paper on the spot so that other persons can not see the contents, and then put it in the ballot box in the presence of the voting witnesses.
Source: Public Official Election Act, Article 157-159: https://www.nec.go.kr/site/eng/ex/bbs/List.do?cbIdx=1280
Verified: 2024/08/28
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