As of 8 a.m. on the 30th, the second day of early voting for the 9th nationwide local elections held simultaneously and the parliamentary by-elections, the average turnout nationwide was tallied at 12.64%.
According to the National Election Commission, as of 8 a.m., 5,645,207 out of a total of 44,649,908 eligible voters had completed early voting.
This turnout is 1.48 percentage points higher than the 11.16% recorded at the same hour on the second day of early voting in the 2022 8th local elections. In contrast, it is 4.22 percentage points lower than the turnout at the same hour during last year's 22nd general election (16.86%) and 8.55 percentage points lower than the 21st presidential election (21.19%).
By region, South Jeolla recorded the highest turnout at 24.12%. North Jeolla also topped 20% at 20.98%. Daegu, by contrast, was the lowest among the 17 cities and provinces nationwide at 9.80%.
Others were Gangwon 15.55%, Gwangju 15.37%, Sejong 13.58%, South Gyeongsang 13.45%, North Chungcheong 13.02%, Jeju 12.99%, North Gyeongsang 12.76%, South Chungcheong 12.47%, Seoul 12.21%, Ulsan 11.91%, Daejeon 11.72%, Busan 11.52%, Incheon 11.15%, and Gyeonggi 10.76%.
Early voting runs until 6 p.m. at 3,571 polling stations nationwide. Voters can cast ballots at any early voting station regardless of their registered address if they bring a photo ID such as a resident registration card, driver's license, or passport.
Mobile IDs may also be used, but the application must be opened so the photo, name, and date of birth can be verified. Captured image files are not accepted as identification.