Gwangju City Election Commission Confirms 358 Polling Stations for 22nd General Election

Sending Voting Notices and Election Bulletins to Every Household

The Gwangju Metropolitan City Election Commission announced on the 31st that it has finalized 358 polling stations for the 22nd National Assembly election.

Additionally, voting guide letters and election brochures of parties and candidates were sent to every household, and absentee ballots were sent to about 2,000 absentee voters.

Election brochures were also sent to about 1,000 soldiers and police officers who reside within military bases or facilities and could not view the brochures sent to households, upon their request to the election commission.

The Gwangju Election Commission also focused on improving voters' accessibility to polling stations.

To ensure that elderly and disabled voters who have difficulty moving between floors can easily access polling stations, all 358 polling stations were set up on the first floor or in locations equipped with elevators. Nationwide, among a total of 14,259 polling stations, 14,091 (98.82%) are located on the first floor or in places with elevators.

The voting guide letters delivered to each household include the name of the building where the polling station is located and a map. Voters can also check the polling station location by using the local government’s ‘Voter List Viewing System’ or the polling station finder service on the Central Election Commission’s website.

The Gwangju Election Commission urged voters to be sure to check the voting guide letters and election brochures delivered to each household.

Voters can verify candidates’ political views, pledges, assets, military service records, tax payment and delinquency status, and criminal records through the election brochures.

The voting guide letter includes the voter’s name, voter list registration number, and instructions on how to participate in early voting and voting on election day (including voting times and locations).

For candidates in the constituency National Assembly election, braille election brochures must be prepared to guarantee the right to know and political participation of visually impaired voters. If the booklet-type election brochure includes an accessibility barcode that outputs the content in audio or braille, it can substitute for submitting a braille election brochure.

For the proportional representation National Assembly election, election brochures are sent for six parties that submitted brochures for all regions and 14 parties that submitted brochures for some regions, among the 38 parties that registered candidates. Information about candidates can also be found on the Central Election Commission’s website and the Policy Pledge Plaza.

A representative from the Gwangju Election Commission said, “Please carefully review the election brochures, confirm your polling station location through the voting guide letter, and participate in voting without fail.”