(Handling of Overseas Election Affairs in cases of Natural Disaster, etc.)

(1) When the National Election Commission deems that it is unable to conduct overseas voting in the district under the jurisdiction of the relevant mission due to natural disaster, war, uprising, or other extenuating circumstance, the National Election Commission may decide not to establish an overseas election commission under the relevant mission or decide to suspend the overseas election affairs of an overseas election commission established and operated and an overseas returning officer. 

(2) No votes shall not cast again after the period of overseas voting ends, even where the vote is not complete during the period of overseas voting
according to the decision on the suspension of overseas election affairs pursuant to paragraph (1). In such cases, an overseas returning officer shall return the overseas votes already conducted to the Republic of Korea under Article 218-21 (2).

(3) When the National Election Commission deems that the overseas voting can be conducted within the period of overseas voting due to changed situation after the decision is made pursuant to paragraph (1), the National Election Commission shall, without delay, establish an overseas election commission or allow the relevant overseas election commission and overseas returning officer whose overseas election affairs were suspended to resume suspended overseas election affairs, and in such cases, the overseas election affairs for which the handling period is overdue shall be deemed to have been handled as provided for in this Act: Provided, That an overseas election commission shall, without delay, publish the name, location and operation period, etc. of an overseas polling place even in cases where the period under Article 218-17 expires.

[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 10981, Jul. 28, 2011]