5. The day when the statutes regarding the establishment, abolition, division, or merger of the local
government enter into force, in cases of an election of the head of a local government due to the
establishment, abolition, division or merger of the local government;
6. The day when the postponement of the election is publicly announced as provided for in Article 196
(3), in cases of the postponed election;
7. The day when the revoting day is publicly announced as provided for in Article 36, in cases of
revoting.
Article 36 (Election Day of Postponed Election)
Where a postponed election as provided in Article 196 is held, the election day shall be determined and
publicly announced by the President, in cases of the presidential election and the election for the National
Assembly member, and by the chairman of the competent constituency election commission, in cases of
the election for the local council member and the head of the local government, and where a revoting as
provided in Article 198 is held, the revoting day shall be determined and publicly announced by the
chairman of the competent constituency election commission. <Amended on Feb. 16, 2000>
CHAPTER V OFFICIAL LIST OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS
Article 37 (Preparation of Official Lists)
(1) Whenever an election is held, the head of a Gu (including a Gu that is not an autonomous Gu), Si
(referring to a Si with no Gu established therein), or Gun (hereinafter referred to as "Gu/Si/Gun") shall
survey, for each voting district, persons who have the right to vote (including foreigners under Article 15
(2) 3 in cases of elections of local council members and the heads of local governments; excluding persons
enrolled in the official list of overseas eligible voters determined pursuant to Article 218-13 or the official
list of overseas absentee voters of another Si/Gun/Gu), and who is registered as a resident in the relevant
district pursuant to Article 15, as of 28 days prior to the presidential election and as of 22 days prior to the
National Assembly election and the election of local council members and the heads of local governments
(hereinafter referred to as "base date for preparation of the official list of eligible voters"), and shall
prepare the official list of eligible voters within five days from the base date for preparation of the official
list of eligible voters (hereinafter referred to as "period for preparation of the official list of eligible
voters"). In such cases, persons enrolled in the official list of overseas absentee voters determined pursuant
to Article 218-13 shall be marked with such fact in the column of remarks in the official list of eligible
voters. <Amended on Feb. 12, 2009; Jul. 28, 2011; Feb. 29, 2012; Jan. 17, 2014; Aug. 13, 2015>
(2) The official list of eligible voters shall include an eligible voter's name, address, sex, date of birth, and
other necessary matters.
(3) No one may enter him or her in two or more official lists of eligible voters in the same election.
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