(Preparation of Register of Reported Overseas Absentees)

(1) The head of Gu/Si/Gun shall prepare a register of reported overseas absentees according to a report of overseas absentees sent by the National Election Commission and a report of overseas absentees which the head of the relevant Gu/Si/Gun has received directly for ten days from 49 days to 40 days before the election day (hereafter referred to as "period for preparation of a register of reported overseas absentees" in this CHAPTER), based on the domestic address or the reporting place of domestic domicile as of the expiration date of the reporting period for overseas absentees. In such cases, when one person is found to file two
or more reports of overseas absentees, the register of reported overseas absentees shall be prepared based on the last-accepted report of overseas absentees from among such two or more reports.

<Amended by Act No. 10981, Jul. 28, 2011>

(2) Any person who has made a report of an overseas absentee by deceit or any person who is not deemed that he/she has made a report of an overseas absentee according to his/her own free will shall not be enrolled in a register of reported overseas absentees. 

(3) Article 39 shall apply mutatis mutandis to supervision, etc. on preparation of a register of reported overseas absentees. In such cases, an "electoral register" shall be deemed a "register of reported overseas absentees", and the "period for preparation of an electoral register" shall be deemed the "period for preparation of a register of reported overseas absentees".

[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 9466, Feb. 12, 2009]