On June 3, voters in the 9th nationwide local elections and National Assembly by-elections and rerun elections will basically receive seven ballot papers.
According to the National Election Commission on the 14th, voters at polling places will receive a total of seven ballot papers: for metropolitan/provincial governor, superintendent of education, head of district/city/county, constituency metropolitan/provincial council member, constituency district/city/county council member, proportional representation metropolitan/provincial council member, and proportional representation district/city/county council member.
In addition, voters in the 14 constituencies where National Assembly by-elections and rerun elections are held together will receive one more, for up to eight.
Rerun elections will be held in two places: Pyeongtaek-eul in Gyeonggi, and Gunsan·Gimje·Buan-gap in North Jeolla. By-elections will be held in 12 places: Buk-gap in Busan, Dalseong in Daegu, Yeonsu-gap in Incheon, Gyeyang-eul in Incheon, Gwangsan-eul in Gwangju, Nam-gap in Ulsan, Ansan-gap in Gyeonggi, Hanam-gap in Gyeonggi, Gongju·Buyeo·Cheongyang in South Chungcheong, Asan-eul in South Chungcheong, Gunsan·Gimje·Buan in North Jeolla, and Seogwipo in Jeju.
On election day, voters receive their ballot papers in two batches. First, they vote on three ballots for metropolitan/provincial governor, superintendent of education, and head of district/city/county. Voters in by-election or rerun constituencies vote on a total of four by adding one more.
At this time, the ballot for the superintendent of education election does not show party names or numbers, so after receiving the ballot, voters must check the name of the candidate they intend to mark.
After that, they receive four additional ballots for constituency metropolitan/provincial council member, constituency district/city/county council member, proportional representation metropolitan/provincial council member, and proportional representation district/city/county council member, and vote.
However, voters in Sejong and Jeju, where there are no basic-level mayoral and basic-level council elections, receive all four ballot papers at once and vote without splitting. In addition, voters who cast early voting also receive all ballot papers at once and vote.
Ballot papers are color-coded by election. The metropolitan/provincial governor ballot is white; the superintendent of education ballot is light green; the head of district/city/county ballot is egg-colored. The constituency metropolitan/provincial council ballot is light pink; the proportional representation metropolitan/provincial council ballot is sky blue; the constituency district/city/county council ballot is sky gray; and the proportional representation district/city/county council ballot is light beige (ivory).
Voting hours on June 3 are from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Early voting will be held on the 29th–30th from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Residents with the right to vote are those age 18 or older as of election day (born by June 4, 2008).
Unlike presidential or National Assembly elections, overseas Koreans generally cannot vote in local elections. However, among overseas Koreans, those who have been listed on the resident registration for at least three months and are registered as residents in the jurisdiction of the relevant local government can vote if they enter Korea.
Foreign nationals can also vote if they are 18 or older under the Immigration Act, three years have passed since obtaining permanent residency, and they are registered on the foreign resident roll of the relevant local government. However, they cannot vote in by-elections or rerun elections.