Prime Minister Jeong Holds 'Election Support Ministers Meeting'... "Cooperation on Safe Voting and Quarantine Measures"
Strengthened Disinfection at All Polling Stations... Voters with Symptoms Use Separate Routes and Temporary Voting Booths
Crackdown on Illegal Election Campaigning Strengthened... Discussions on Fair Election Support Measures
[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on the 18th instructed, "Actively cooperate to ensure that the Central Election Commission's measures, such as absentee voting and the installation of early voting stations prepared for confirmed COVID-19 patients and others, are smoothly implemented."
On the same day, Prime Minister Chung presided over the 'Election Support Ministers' Meeting' at the Government Seoul Office in preparation for the 21st National Assembly election and made these remarks. The meeting was held to review the election support preparations and future measures of each ministry under the serious recognition that the 21st National Assembly election must be held amid the COVID-19 situation.
The government, recognizing the importance of not only a fair election but also ensuring voter safety at polling stations, decided to support not only disinfection of all polling stations but also the installation of temporary separate voting booths within polling stations to allow voters with abnormal symptoms on election day to vote.
Additionally, to enable overseas Koreans to vote safely, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Election Commission will take the lead in preparing disinfection measures for overseas polling stations and will also prepare countermeasures for overseas voting in locked-down areas such as Italy and Iran.
Prime Minister Chung said, "The government will cooperate with the Election Commission to thoroughly prepare the remaining statutory election tasks such as the installation of voting and counting stations and the preparation of the voter list," adding, "We will also thoroughly prepare for unexpected situations such as disasters, accidents, and safety incidents that may occur on election day."
He continued, "While attention is focused on COVID-19, we will strictly crack down on and investigate illegal election campaigns," emphasizing, "In particular, to prevent the spread of false information online, we plan to swiftly apprehend not only the original creators but also malicious and habitual intermediate distributors."
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Prime Minister Chung also explained, "Since this is the first election to be held after the revision of the Public Official Election Act, the government, led by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in cooperation with the Election Commission, will actively utilize available media to provide timely guidance on voting participation, related information, and safety rules on election day so that many citizens, especially those with voting rights at age 18, can participate in voting without confusion."
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