(Election Day)

(1) The election day for each election to be held at the expiration of the term shall be as follows:

<Amended by Act No. 5508, Feb. 6, 1998; Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004>

1. The presidential election shall be held on the first Wednesday from the 70th day before the expiration of the term of office;

2. The election of National Assembly members shall be held on the first Wednesday from the 50th day before the expiration of the term of office;

3. The election of local council members and the head of each local government shall be held on the first Wednesday from the 30th day before the expiration of the term of office.

(2) Where the election day as provided in paragraph (1) falls on a folk festival day or legal holiday closely related with the lives of the people or the day preceding or following the election day is a legal holiday, the election shall be held on the Wednesday of the following week.

<Amended by Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004>