Article 155 (Balloting Hours) (1) A polling station shall open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. (8 p.m. in special elections) on the election day: Provided, That if there are eligible voters waiting to vote at the polling station at the time it is closed, the number tickets shall be given to them and the polling station shall be closed after they finish voting. <Amended on Mar. 12, 2004> (2) An early voting polling station shall open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. every day during the early voting period. In such cases, the proviso of paragraph (1) shall apply mutatis mutandis to an early voting polling station. <Amended on Oct. 2, 2012; Jan. 17, 2014; Feb. 13, 2014> (3) The officials in charge of voting management, upon beginning the voting, shall inspect whether the ballot box, inside and outside of the polling booths are normal, and the voting observer shall be present at this time: Provided, That if the voting observer fails to be present at the time when the voting begins, they shall require the eligible voter who comes first to cast his or her vote to witness such inspection. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005> (4) Prior to the commencement of voting at an early voting polling station, the official in charge of early voting management shall inspect the ballot box and polling booths for early voting to make sure that there is no problem, and early voting observers shall be present at the scene of such inspection: Provided, That if there is no early voting observer present at the time of commencement of early voting, the eligible voter who first arrives in the polling station to vote shall be required to be present at the scene of such inspection. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005; Jan. 25, 2010; Jan. 17, 2014> (5) Votes cast in early voting, home voting, or shipboard voting shall arrive at the competent Gu/Si/Gun election commission by 6 p.m. (8 p.m. in special elections) on the election day. <Amended on Mar. 12, 2004; Jan. 17, 2014> Article 156 (Restriction on Voting) (1) A person who is not listed on the official list of eligible voters shall not vote: Provided, That a person may vote, appearing with a notice to the effect that there exist justifiable reasons provided for in Article 41 (2), 42 (2), or 43 (2). (2) Even though a person is listed on the official list of eligible voters, he or she shall not vote if he or she has no right to vote on the election day. (3) A home voter shall vote at his or her place of residence in accordance with Article 158-2: Provided, That any of the following persons may vote at the relevant polling station on the election day: <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010; Jan. 17, 2014> 1. A person to whom a ballot paper for home voting has not been dispatched because he or she falls under Article 154 (2); 2. A person who has not received a ballot paper for home voting because the ballot paper was returned;