Early Voting Rate Surpasses 10% by 5 PM on First Day... 4.8 Million Votes Cast
On the first day of early voting for the 21st National Assembly election on the 10th, citizens are casting their precious votes at the Namyeong-dong early voting station set up at Seoul Station. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] As of 5 p.m. on the first day of early voting for the 21st National Assembly election on the 10th, the voter turnout rate was recorded at 10.93%.
The National Election Commission announced that out of a total of 43,994,247 registered voters, 4,807,946 had cast their votes in the early voting that began at 6 a.m. that day.
As of 5 p.m., the region with the highest early voting rate was Jeollanam-do at 16.76%, followed by Jeollabuk-do at 15.73%. The lowest was Daegu Metropolitan City at 9.19%.
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Early voting will take place over two days, from the 10th to the 11th. A total of 3,508 polling stations have been set up nationwide. Voting hours are from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and voters must bring identification. All voters will disinfect their hands with provided sanitizer and wear disposable plastic gloves before voting.
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