[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] The Gyeongsangnam-do Election Commission announced on the 25th that voters who are confirmed COVID-19 patients or physically disabled and unable to move can apply for absentee voting by the 28th and vote by mail from their current location.
Sailors who plan to board or are currently on board a ship during the early voting period and election day can also vote by applying for onboard voting and using the facsimile installed on the ship. Additionally, soldiers (including those subject to enlistment) and police officers who can vote early but reside within military bases or units and cannot receive election brochures from political parties or candidates delivered to each household can apply to the election commission during the same period to receive the brochures via internet, mobile, or in writing.
Voters who move their residence due to relocation must complete their change of address registration by the 24th to vote at the polling station of their new address on election day.
The absentee voting applicants include ▲persons with severe physical disabilities who cannot move ▲persons residing in hospitals, nursing homes, detention centers, prisons, or jails ▲soldiers or police officers working in military bases or ships located too far from early voting stations or polling stations to vote in person ▲persons living on remote islands as defined by the Central Election Commission regulations.
Those diagnosed with COVID-19 before the absentee voting application deadline, whether hospitalized or isolated in living treatment centers or at home, can apply for absentee voting.
Applicants for absentee voting must fill out the absentee voting application form and send it by mail or submit it in person to the district, city, or county office where their resident registration is recorded, or to the town, township office, or community service center. The absentee voting application forms are available at all district, city, and county offices, town and township offices, and community service centers nationwide, and can also be downloaded from the websites of the Central Election Commission and local government offices. Although the deadline falls on a Saturday, the application must arrive by 6 p.m. on the 28th, so if sending by mail, it must be submitted to the post office by the 27th at the latest.
Vessels under the Korean flag captained by Korean nationals, including ▲deep-sea fishing vessels and foreign passenger and cargo transport vessels of Korean nationality ▲and sailors who plan to board or are currently on foreign-flagged vessels, can also vote by applying for onboard voting.
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