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Article 218
 

(Witnessing of Vote at Overseas Polling Places)


(1) A responsible member at an overseas polling place shall arrange so that voting witnesses may witness the status of voting.


(2) In cases of a presidential election, a candidate (in cases of a candidate recommended by a party, referring to a party which recommended a
candidate) and, in cases of an election of members of the National Assembly, a party subject to allotment of subsidies pursuant to Article 27 of the Political Funds Act may report two persons from among overseas electors, etc. as voting witnesses by overseas polling place to an overseas election commission by not later than 17 days before the election day.


(3) A voting witness reported pursuant to paragraph (2) may be changed at any time, and a report of change may be made at the overseas polling
place in the period of overseas voting.


(4) In cases where there is no selection of voting witnesses pursuant to paragraph (2) or there are voting witnesses only selected by one candidate
or one party, an overseas election commission shall select two persons from among overseas electors, etc. as voting witnesses with their consent.


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


(5) Voting witnesses selected pursuant to paragraph (4) shall not refuse to witness or resign from the post without any justifiable grounds.


(6) If it is necessary for smooth voting process, a responsible member of an overseas polling place shall make voting witnesses take turns to witness
the voting. In such cases, a half of the number of the voting witnesses for each political party and candidate shall take turns to witness the
voting.


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


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