Operation of 305 Early Voting Stations in Gyeongnam Province on the 10th and 11th

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] The Gyeongsangnam-do Election Commission announced on the 9th that early voting for the 21st National Assembly election will be held over two days, on the 10th and 11th, at 305 early voting stations across the province.

Voters can vote at any nearby early voting station nationwide from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. by simply presenting their ID without any separate registration. The locations of the voting stations can be checked on the Central Election Commission website.

If voting at an early voting station outside one's electoral district, voters must receive both the ballot paper and the return envelope, mark the ballot, place it in the return envelope, and then put it into the ballot box. When voting within the electoral district, voters only receive the ballot paper, mark it, and place it directly into the ballot box. Whether the early voting station is inside or outside the electoral district can be confirmed at the entrance of the voting station.

The return envelopes containing the ballots are handed over to the local post office under the supervision of observers after voting ends each day and are sent by mail to the relevant district/city/county election commission. Ballot boxes containing only ballots without return envelopes are stored until 6 p.m. on election day in a separate location equipped with CCTV inside the office of the relevant district/city/county election commission.

The Election Commission conducts disinfection work at all early voting stations the day before early voting and after the first day’s voting ends to ensure voters can vote with confidence.

Dedicated personnel are stationed at the entrance of voting stations to check voters’ temperatures using non-contact thermometers. After disinfecting their hands with provided sanitizer, voters wear sanitary gloves before entering the voting station. If a voter has a temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher or exhibits respiratory symptoms, they will vote at a separately installed temporary voting booth to avoid contact with other voters. The temporary voting booths used by such voters will be disinfected and ventilated immediately afterward.

The Gyeongnam Election Commission has established the "4.15 General Election Voter Action Guidelines," urging voters to wear masks when coming to vote, refrain from talking inside the voting station, maintain a distance of at least 1 meter while lining up, and actively cooperate with election staff’s requests to maintain order.

A Gyeongnam Election Commission official said, "Voters who cannot vote on election day should make sure to participate in early voting at a nearby voting station during the early voting period," adding, "We will do our best to manage the voting process so that voters can feel safe."

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