As of 11 a.m. on the 29th, the first day of early voting for the 9th nationwide local elections, the national average turnout was tallied at 3.81%.
According to the National Election Commission, as of 11 a.m. that day, 1,701,493 out of a total of 44,649,908 eligible voters had cast ballots.
This turnout is 0.22 percentage points higher than the early voting rate (3.59%) at the same hour during the 8th local elections held in 2022.
By region, South Jeolla recorded the highest turnout at 8.58%. It was followed by North Jeolla at 7.01%, Gwangju at 6.09%, Gangwon at 4.87%, North Gyeongsang at 4.14%, South Gyeongsang at 4.08%, and North Chungcheong at 4.02%.
In the capital region, turnout was 3.50% in Seoul, 3.23% in Incheon, and 3.08% in Gyeonggi. Daegu posted the lowest turnout nationwide at 2.91%.
Early voting runs for two days from the 29th to the 30th, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 3,571 early voting stations nationwide.
Voters who bring a photo ID such as a resident registration card, driver's license, or passport can vote at any early voting station nationwide regardless of their registered address.
A mobile ID is accepted only when the application is running so that the photo, name, and date of birth can be verified, and a captured screenshot of the screen cannot be used.
The locations of early voting stations can be checked on the National Election Commission website and major portal sites.