commission or its immediate superior election commission.
(4) If a public official who is engaged in the preparation of the official list of eligible voters without good
cause, fails to comply with directions, orders, or demands for correction from the competent Gu/Si/Gun
election commission or the Eup/Myeon/Dong election commission, neglects to perform his or her duties,
or commits an illegal or wrongful act, with respect to the preparation of the official list of eligible voters,
the competent Gu/Si/Gun election commission or its immediate superior election commission may
demand that the person who has the right to appoint or dismiss him or her should replace him or her.
<Amended on Aug. 4, 2005>
(5) Upon receiving the demand for replacement as provided for in paragraph (4), a person who has the
right to appoint or dismiss a public official to be engaged in the preparation of the official list of eligible
voters shall comply with it, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.
(6) Deleted. <Apr. 30, 1998>
(7) Deleted. <Apr. 30, 1998>
(8) No person shall interfere with the preparation affairs regarding the official list of eligible voters or take
an act having influence on the preparation of the official list of eligible voters in any other way. <Amended
on Apr. 30, 1998>
(9) The notification of matters on appointment and dismissal of public officials engaged in the preparation
of the official list of eligible voters, and other necessary matters, shall be prescribed by the National
Election Commission Regulations. <Amended on Apr. 30, 1998>
Article 40 (Public Perusal of Official Lists)
(1) The head of a Gu/Si/Gun shall offer the official list of eligible voters for public perusal in a
predetermined place for three days from the next day of the date when the period for preparation of the
official list of eligible voters expires. In such cases, the head of a Gu/Si/Gun shall take technical measures
in order for persons who have the right to vote to peruse the official list of eligible voters on the website
opened and operated by the relevant Gu/Si/Gun. <Amended on Feb. 12, 2009>
(2) Any eligible voter may freely peruse the official list of eligible voters: Provided, That the perusal of
the official list of eligible voters on the website referred to in the provisions of paragraph (1) shall be
limited to the information pertaining to the eligible voter himself or herself. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005>
(3) The head of a Gu/Si/Gun shall publicly announce the place, the period, the address of the website and
perusal methods referred to in paragraph (1) not later than three days before the beginning of public
inspection. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005; Feb. 12, 2009>
Article 41 (Objection and Decision)
(1) An eligible voter may, upon finding an omitted or misspelled entry or an ineligible voter in the official
list of eligible voters, file an objection orally or in writing with the head of the relevant Gu/Si/Gun during
the inspection period. <Amended on Feb. 12, 2009>
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