administrative affairs for voting in the early voting polling stations established pursuant to paragraph (1).
(4) Article 147 (3) through (7), (10) and (11) shall apply mutatis mutandis with regard to the restrictions
on places for the establishment of early voting polling stations, cooperation in providing such places,
facilities, cooperation in recommending polling station staff for early voting, etc. <Amended on Feb. 13,
2014; Apr. 6, 2018>
(5) The National Election Commission shall establish a telecommunications network exclusively for
election for the use of the integrated official list of eligible voters at early voting polling stations, and shall
take technical protective measures to prevent wrongful leak, forgery, alteration, deletion, etc. of
information. <Newly Inserted on Dec. 24, 2015; Mar. 26, 2021>
(6) Matters concerning the establishment, public announcement, and notification of early voting polling
stations and the appointment of polling station staff for early voting, and other necessary matters shall be
prescribed by the National Election Commission Regulations. <Amended on Dec. 24, 2015>
Article 149 (Polling Booths in Organizations or Facilities)
(1) The head of any of the following institutions and facilities that accommodate persons reported for
home voting under Article 38 (1) (hereafter in this Article referred to as “institutions and facilities”) shall
report the name and location of the institution or facility, the number of persons reported for home voting,
etc. to the competent Gu/Si/Gun election commission not later than three days after the end of the period
for preparation of the official list of eligible voters:
1. A hospital, sanitarium, asylum, prison, or detention center;
2. A residential facility for persons with disabilities, as defined under Article 58 (1) 1 of the Act on
Welfare of Persons with Disabilities.
(2) Upon receipt of a report under paragraph (1), the competent Gu/Si/Gun election commission shall
publicly announce the name and location of each institution or facility that accommodates persons
reported for home voting, the number of persons reported for home voting, etc.
(3) The head of an institution or facility that accommodates not less than 10 persons reported for home
voting shall determine the date, time, and place for the installation of polling booths and shall install
polling booths for the persons reported for home voting.
(4) A candidate (in cases of a party-nominated candidate in a presidential election, referring to a political
party that nominates him or her as a candidate; hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply) or the
manager of an election campaign office or the chief of an election campaign liaison office may request the
head of an institution or facility that accommodates less than 10 persons reported for home voting to
install polling booths for home voting within two days after the date of public announcement under
paragraph (2). In such cases, the head of such institution or facility shall comply with such request, unless
there is a good cause to the contrary.
(5) When the head of an institution or facility intends to install polling booths in accordance with
paragraph (3) or (4), he or she shall report thereon to the competent Gu/Si/Gun election commission not
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