Gwangju Buk-gu Election Commission Conducts Polling Station Verification Inspection

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Buk-gu Election Commission of Gwangju Metropolitan City (Chairman Kim Yoon-seon) announced on the 10th that it conducted an '(early) polling station on-site inspection' to improve voting convenience for the elderly and disabled about three months ahead of next year's National Assembly election.

Among the 136 (early) polling stations in the district, on-site inspections were jointly conducted with representatives recommended by seven organizations, including the Senior Citizens Association and disability groups, for 12 polling stations requiring the installation of voting convenience facilities such as those not located on the first floor, in accordance with the memorandum of understanding signed last December.

Participants included the Buk-gu Election Commission, Gwangju Catholic Blind Mission, Buk-gu Branch of the Association of the Physically Disabled, Buk-gu Branch of the Korea Senior Citizens Association, Gwangju Comprehensive Welfare Center for the Disabled, Buk-gu Branch of the Intellectual Developmental Disability Welfare Association, and Buk-gu Disabled Welfare Association.

The inspection focused on whether voters using wheelchairs and visually impaired voters could use the polling stations without inconvenience, and any insufficient facilities will be supplemented and improved in the future.

A representative of the Buk-gu Election Commission stated, “We will continue to closely cooperate with elderly and disabled organizations to conduct customized mock voting experiences, provide transportation support for disabled voters on (early) voting days, and assign voting guidance personnel to minimize the inconvenience of vulnerable groups in participating in voting.”

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