The Election Commission Requests Building Owners and Managers of Polling Stations to Cooperate with Voting by Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

"Thorough Disinfection Inside and Outside Polling Stations After Voting Ends"

On the 9th, the day of the 20th presidential election, voters lined up at Dohwa-dong 2nd polling station set up at Dohwa Toy Rental Shop in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] The National Election Commission emphasized the cooperation of building owners and managers where polling stations are located to facilitate voting for COVID-19 confirmed and quarantined individuals on the day of the 20th presidential election.

On the 9th at noon, the National Election Commission stated, "Active cooperation from all sectors is necessary to ensure stable voting for COVID-19 confirmed cases and others."

The Commission has been consulting with the owners and managers of buildings housing 14,464 polling stations regarding voting arrangements for COVID-19 confirmed and quarantined individuals.

The Commission explained, "There have been cases where owners and managers of buildings such as apartments, wedding halls, dormitories, senior centers, and employment support centers, where polling stations are set up, oppose the entry of confirmed cases due to concerns about COVID-19 infection, which is expected to cause difficulties in exercising their voting rights."

They added, "After voting ends, thorough disinfection inside and outside the polling stations will be conducted to ensure there is no inconvenience in returning the facilities to their original use," and requested, "Since elections are a national event to exercise the constitutional right to vote, we ask for active cooperation even if there is some inconvenience."

COVID-19 confirmed and quarantined individuals will be able to vote after 6 p.m. on the day, once general voters have finished voting.

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