D-1 Before By-Election, Bring Your ID to the Designated Polling Station... Please Wear Plastic Gloves

Voting Precautions

On the 6th, one day before the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election, officials are setting up a polling station for the main vote at the Bukgajwa 1-dong Community Center in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The April 7 by-election will be held tomorrow (7th) from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 3,459 polling stations in Seoul, Busan, and other locations. An ID card is required, and unlike early voting, voters must go to their designated polling station. The location of the polling station can be found on the voting guide sent to households or through the Central Election Commission’s “My Polling Station” service.

Before entering the polling station, voters must sanitize their hands and wear plastic gloves. Citizens with a fever of 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher on the day of voting will vote at a temporary polling station set up at the site.

Those in self-quarantine must arrive at the polling station by 8 p.m. either by their own car or on foot, following the guidance of a dedicated official. They will vote at a temporary voting booth after 8 p.m., once all other voters have finished voting.

Valid Voting Examples (Source: National Election Commission)

After identity verification, voters receive a ballot paper, mark it in the voting booth, fold it so it is not visible, and place it in the ballot box. It is prohibited to take photos of the marked ballot paper inside the voting booth, damage it, or encourage voting within 100 meters of the polling station.

However, on election day, it is allowed to encourage voting or conduct promotional activities online. Voters may post voting certification photos showing their chosen number with their fingers or content supporting or opposing specific parties or candidates on social networking services (SNS), the internet, or via text messages. It is also permitted to post or send messages encouraging voting with election posters or promotional materials as the background.

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