(Guarantee for Exercise of Franchises)

(1) The State shall take necessary measures to enable an elector to exercise his/her voting franchise.

(2) In order to stimulate electors to participate in voting, the election commissions at all levels (excluding Eup/Myeon/Dong election
commission) may formulate and perform necessary measures, such as providing convenience in transportation to persons who reside in an area
that lacks transport facilities or to persons who have difficulty in going out, such as old and feeble persons, disabled persons, etc., or exempting
electors from or giving reduction in the charges for national or public pay facilities to electors who have cast ballots, etc. In such cases, they shall
consult with the political parties and candidates on fair execution methods, etc.

<Newly Inserted by Act No. 8879, Feb. 29, 2008>

(3) A public official, a student or a person employed by another shall be guaranteed the time necessary for reading the electoral register or casting
a vote, and the forgoing shall not be regarded as a suspension of service or business.

(4) An elector shall faithfully participate in an election and exercise his/her franchise.

(5) In order to remind electors of the importance and meaning of elections and enhance their awareness of sovereignty, May 10 of each year shall be
declared as Elector’s Day, and one week from Elector’s Day as Elector’s Week, while an election commission at each level (excluding Eup/Myeon Election Commissions) may hold a ceremony for Elector’s Day and events incidental to the ceremony jointly with institutions or organizations that conduct a campaign for fair election.

<Newly Inserted by Act No. 11207, Jan. 17, 2012>