(Preparation of Electoral Register)

(1) Whenever an election is held, the head of a Gu (including a Gu that is not an autonomous Gu), Si (referring to a Si with no Gu established
therein), or Gun (hereinafter referred to as "Gu/Si/Gun") shall survey, by  voting districts, persons who have the right to vote (including foreigners
under Article 15 (2) 3 in cases of the elections of local council members and the head of a local government; excluding persons enrolled in the
overseas electoral register or the register of reported overseas absentees of other Si/Gun/Gu decided pursuant to Article 218-13), whose resident
registration have been made or whose domestic domiciles have been reported in the relevant district pursuant to Article 15, as of 28 days before the presidential election day and 22 days before the election day of members of the National Assembly, local council members, or the head of a local government (hereinafter referred to as the "basis date for preparation of electoral register"), and shall prepare the electoral register within five days from the basis date for preparation of the electoral register (hereinafter referred to as the "period for preparation of electoral register"). In such cases, persons enrolled in the register of reported overseas absentees decided pursuant to Article 218-13 shall be marked with such facts in the column of remarks in the electoral register. 

<Amended by Act No. 9466, Feb. 12, 2009; Act No. 10981, Jul. 28, 2011; Act No. 11374, Feb. 29, 2012; Act No. 12267, Jan. 17, 2014>

(2) The electoral register shall include the elector's name, address, sex, date of birth, and other necessary matters.

(3) No one may enter him/her in two or more electoral registers in the same election.

(4) The head of Gu/Si/Gun shall, upon preparing the electoral register, immediately send a certified copy thereof (including a copy of computerized materials for preparation of the electoral register) to the competent Gu/Si/Gun election commission.

<Amended by Act No. 9466, Feb. 12, 2009>

(5) Where the number of electors in a voting district exceeds 1,000, the electoral register may be divided into fascicles in means that each fascicle
can contain approximately the same number of electors.

(6) The preparation of the electoral register as provided in paragraph (1) may be carried out through a computer system.

<Amended by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>

(7) Matters necessary for the form of the electoral register and other matters shall be prescribed by Regulations of the National Election Commission.