Gyeongnam Election Commission Establishes Voting Procedures to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

At the 6th-floor conference room of the Gyeongnam Election Commission, a voting officer is checking whether a voter participating in the mock voting experience has a fever using a contactless thermometer. (Photo by Gyeongnam Election Commission)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Despite concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the Gyeongsangnam-do Election Commission has established voting procedures to block and prevent the spread of COVID-19 so that voters can vote with confidence, and has begun promoting the "4.15 General Election Voting Participation National Action Guidelines."

On the 27th, the Gyeongnam Election Commission announced that disinfection work will be carried out by the day before voting at 305 early voting stations and 940 election day polling stations in the province. Once disinfection is completed, entry of outsiders will be prohibited until the start of voting.

On election day, guides will ensure that voters maintain a distance of at least 1 meter in line, and dedicated personnel will be stationed at the polling station entrance to conduct fever checks using non-contact thermometers. Those with a temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher or respiratory symptoms will vote at a separately installed temporary voting booth to avoid overlapping paths with other voters, and the temporary voting booths will be disinfected regularly.

All election staff and observers will wear masks and sanitary gloves, and all items and equipment that voters come into contact with, such as voting booths, voting tools, ballot boxes, and entrance doors, will be disinfected frequently.

When voters arrive at the polling station, they will undergo a fever check at the entrance, disinfect their hands with hand sanitizer as instructed, wear disposable vinyl gloves provided, and then enter the polling station. If identity verification is required, voters must remove or slightly lower their masks.

Meanwhile, to guarantee the voting rights of COVID-19 confirmed patients, the Election Commission has arranged for citizens diagnosed with COVID-19 to report during the absentee voting period and vote from hospitals, residential treatment centers, or their homes.

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