Gwangju City Election Commission "Presidential Election Absentee and Shipboard Voting Must Be Reported from 9th to 13th"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Election Commission (hereinafter referred to as Gwangju Election Commission) announced on the 8th that from the 9th to the 13th, people who have severe physical disabilities and cannot move by themselves and others who wish to vote by mail at hospitals, homes, or other places where they stay must report absentee voting during the same period.

Sailors who are scheduled to board or are on board a ship during the early voting period and election day can also vote by reporting onboard voting during the same period and voting via facsimile installed on the ship.

Among soldiers (including those subject to enlistment) and police officers who can vote early, those who work inside military bases or units and cannot receive candidates’ election brochures delivered to each household can apply for the delivery of election brochures via internet, mobile, or in writing during the same period.

Voters who move their address due to relocation must complete their change of residence registration by the 9th to vote at the polling station of their new address on election day.

Voters eligible to report absentee voting include ▲people with severe physical disabilities who cannot move by themselves ▲people staying in hospitals or nursing homes or detained in detention centers, prisons, or jails ▲soldiers or police officers living for a long time in military bases or ships far from early voting stations and polling stations ▲people living on remote islands as defined by the Central Election Commission regulations.

Applicants must fill out the report form and send it by mail or submit it directly to the district/city/county office or town/myeon office, or the dong community service center where their resident registration is located. If sent by mail, it must arrive by 6 p.m. on the 13th.

Absentee voting report forms are available at nearby district/city/county offices, town/myeon offices, and dong community service centers, and can also be downloaded from the Central Election Commission or local government websites.

Meanwhile, people diagnosed with COVID-19 who report absentee voting before the deadline (can report to local governments via text message, KakaoTalk, etc.) can vote absentee even if they are hospitalized or quarantined at a life treatment center or at home.

Sailors scheduled to board or on board during the early voting period and election day can also vote.

Sailors who are scheduled to board or are on board ▲deep-sea fishing and foreign passenger/cargo transport vessels of Korean nationality captained by Korean nationals ▲foreign-flagged vessels can vote by reporting onboard voting.

Sailors on board can vote via facsimile (including electronic facsimile) installed on the ship, and those scheduled to board must submit the report form by mail or directly to the head of the district/city/county where their resident registration is located. If sent by mail, it must arrive by 6 p.m. on the 13th.

Sailors who reported onboard voting but arrive in Korea before onboard voting starts on the 1st of next month and cannot vote onboard can report this fact to the relevant district/city/county election commission and vote at the polling station in charge of their registered address on election day.

Soldiers eligible for early voting can apply for election brochure delivery online.

Among soldiers (including those subject to enlistment) and police officers who work inside military bases or units and cannot receive candidates’ election brochures delivered to households, they can apply for election brochure delivery via internet, mobile, or in writing to the election commission of the district/city/county of their resident registration.

However, soldiers and police officers who have reported absentee voting will receive absentee ballots and election brochures together, so they are not eligible to apply separately for election brochure delivery.

Even if you do not apply for election brochure delivery, from the 21st, you can check candidates’ booklet-type election brochures and others on the ‘Policy and Pledge Square’ website.

To vote at a new address on election day, you must complete your change of residence registration by the 9th.

If you move your address due to relocation, you must complete your change of residence registration by the 9th (the same applies to registration via the Government24 website) to vote at the polling station of your new address on election day.

However, on the early voting days of the 4th and 5th of next month, you can vote at any early voting station installed in every eup, myeon, and dong nationwide regardless of the timing of your change of residence registration.

A Gwangju Election Commission official said, “To eradicate false absentee voting reports and proxy voting, we will conduct prevention and crackdown activities and thoroughly investigate all received absentee voting reports. If violations such as false reports are found, we will take strict measures after on-site verification and investigation.”

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