(Balloting Hours)
(1) A polling station shall open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. (8 p.m. in the special election, etc.) on the election day: Provided, That if there are
electors waiting to vote at the polling station at the time it is closed, the number tickets shall be given to them and the polling station shall be closed after they finish voting.
<Amended by Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004>
(2) An advance polling station shall open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. every day during the advance voting period. The proviso to paragraph (1)
shall apply mutatis mutandis to an advance polling station in such cases.
<Amended by Act No. Act No. 11485, Oct. 2, 2012; Act No. 12267, Jan. 17, 2014; Act No. 12393, Feb. 13, 2014>
(3) The officials in charge of voting management, upon beginning the voting, shall inspect whether the ballot box, inside and outside of the balloting
booths are normal, and the voting witness shall be present at this time: Provided, That if the voting witness fails to be present at the time when the voting begins, they shall require the elector who comes first to cast his/her vote to witness such inspection.
<Amended by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>
(4) Prior to the commencement of voting at an advance polling station, the official in charge of advance polling management shall inspect the ballot
box and balloting booths for advance polling to make sure that there is no problem, and advance polling witnesses shall be present at the scene of such inspection: Provided, That if there is no advance polling witness present at the time of commencement of advance polling, the first elector who arrives in the polling station to vote shall be required to be present at the scene of such inspection.
<Amended by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005; Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010; Act No. 12267, Jan. 17, 2014>
(5) Votes cast in advance polling, abode polling, or shipboard polling shall arrive at the competent Gu/Si/Gun election commission by 6 p.m. (8 p.m.
in cases of a special election) on the election day.
<Amended by Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004; Act No. 12267, Jan. 17, 2014>
