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Article 218
 

(Perusal of Overseas Electoral Register, etc.)


(1) The National Election Commission and the head of Gu/Si/Gun (hereafter referred to as the "person having the right to prepare the register" in this CHAPTER) shall offer the overseas electoral register, etc. to perusal for five days (hereafter referred to as the "period for perusal of the overseas electoral register, etc." in this CHAPTER) from the next day of the expiration date of the period for preparation of the overseas electoral register and the register of reported overseas absentees (hereinafter referred to as the "overseas electoral register, etc.") at a place fixed: Provided, That the overseas electoral register shall be limited to perusal on Internet homepage.


(2) Any elector may peruse the overseas electoral register, etc. freely in the period for perusal of the overseas electoral register, etc. 


(3) The person having the right to prepare the register shall take technical measures so that any person who has made a report of an overseas absentee or a person who has applied for registration of an overseas elector may peruse the overseas electoral register, etc. limited to his/her own information on the Internet homepage established and being operated by the person having the right to prepare the register in the period for perusal of the overseas electoral register, etc.


(4) The Minister of Security and Public Administration shall take technical measures to allow an overseas elector or a person reporting his/her overseas absence (hereinafter referred to as "overseas elector, etc.") to check whether he/she is on the overseas electoral register on the Internet Web site opened and operated by the Minister of Security and Public Administration during the period for perusal of the overseas electoral register, etc., with the cooperation of a person having the right to prepare the register.


<Newly Inserted by Act No. 10981, Jul. 28, 2011; Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>


(5) An overseas returning officer shall allow an overseas elector, etc. to check whether he/she is on the overseas electoral register accessing the overseas electoral register sent by the National Election Commission during the period for perusal of the overseas electoral register, etc.


<Newly Inserted by Act No. 10981, Jul. 28, 2011>


(6) A copy of the overseas electoral register shall not be issued.


<Newly Inserted by Act No. 10981, Jul. 28, 2011>


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