Article 2 (Scope of Application)
This Act shall apply to presidential elections, National Assembly elections, and elections of local council
members, and the heads of local governments.
Article 3 (Definition of Eligible Voter)
For the purpose of this Act, the term "eligible voter" means a person who has the right to vote and is
enrolled in an official list of eligible voters or an official list of overseas eligible voters.
Article 4 (Basis of Population)
The population constituting a basis of management of election affairs under this Act shall be in accordance
with the latest vital statistics of the nation surveyed according to resident registration cards under the
Resident Registration Act. In such cases, the number of foreigners who have the right to vote pursuant to
Article 15 (2) 3 shall be included in the population for the election of the local council members and the
head of any local government. <Amended on Aug. 13, 2015>
Article 5 (Cooperation for Election Affairs)
A government agency and other public institutions shall, upon a request by any election commission to
cooperate for election affairs, preferentially comply therewith. <Amended on Feb. 16, 2000>
Article 6 (Guarantee for Exercise of Right to Vote)
(1) The State shall take necessary measures to enable an eligible voter to exercise his or her right to vote.
(2) In order to stimulate eligible voters to participate in voting, election commissions at all levels
(excluding Eup/Myeon/Dong election commissions) may formulate and perform necessary measures, such
as formulating and implementing measures necessary for providing convenience in transportation to
eligible voters who reside in an area that lacks transport facilities or to eligible voters who have difficulty
in going out, such as senior citizens, the weak, and persons with disabilities, or exempting eligible voters
from or giving reduction in the charges for national or public pay facilities to eligible voters who have cast
ballots, etc. In such cases, they shall consult with the political parties and candidates on fair execution
methods, etc. <Newly Inserted on Feb. 29, 2008; Dec. 29, 2020>
(3) A public official, a student or a person employed by another shall be guaranteed the time necessary for
perusing the official list of eligible voters or casting a vote, and the forgoing shall not be regarded as a
suspension of service or business. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008>
(4) An eligible voter shall faithfully participate in an election and exercise his or her right to vote.
<Amended on Feb. 29, 2008>
(5) In order to remind electorate of the importance and meaning of elections and to enhance their
awareness of sovereignty, May 10 of each year shall be declared as Electorate’s Day, and one week from