Gyeongnam Election Commission Opens Public Recruitment for Observers of the 22nd General Election Vote Counting

The Gyeongnam Election Commission will publicly recruit vote counting observers for the 22nd National Assembly election from the 16th to the 20th.

According to the Gyeongnam Election Commission, vote counting observers can freely patrol, monitor, or film the vote counting situation inside the counting center at any time, and if they discover any illegal activities related to the vote counting, they can request correction.

The public recruitment of vote counting observers has been conducted since the 20th National Assembly election in 2016.

Gyeongnam Election Commission.
Photo by Lee Seryeong

Applications for vote counting observers can be submitted by filling out the application form on the National Election Commission's website or by applying in writing at the election commission office of the city, county, or district with jurisdiction over the applicant's address.

Anyone with voting rights can apply, but those who are not citizens of the Republic of Korea, minors under 18 years old, public officials, or others restricted by the Public Official Election Act cannot become vote counting observers.

For this general election, additional vote counting observers will be selected by lottery within 20% of the number of observers reported by political parties or candidates, and they will observe the vote counting situation at 22 counting centers across the province.

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