(5) Where a Gu/Si/Gun election commission or an Eup/Myeon/Dong election commission becomes unable to perform its functions due to natural disasters or other unavoidable reasons, the immediate superior election commission may conduct the election affairs as proxy or may have another election commission conduct them as proxy, until the competent election commission recovers its functions. Where the immediate superior election commission has another election commission conduct the election affairs as proxy, the scope of the affairs to be conducted as proxy shall be also prescribed. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005> (6) Where a superior election commission conducts the election affairs as proxy or has another election commission conduct them as proxy under paragraph (5), the acting election commission and the scope of relevant affairs shall be publicly announced without delay, and such information shall be reported to the immediate superior election commission. Article 14 (Commencement of Term of Office) (1) The President's term of office shall begin at zero hours of the day following the expiration date of his or her predecessor's term of office: Provided, That the term of office of the President elected at an election held after the term of his or her predecessor expires and at an election held due to vacancy shall begin from the time when the return is determined. <Amended on Feb. 4, 2003> (2) The term of office of a member of the National Assembly and a local council (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as "member") shall begin from the day following the day on which his or her predecessor's term of office expires by the general election: Provided, That the term of office of the member chosen at an election held after the term of office of the member begins or at an election for the membership increase of a local council shall begin from the time his or her election is decided, and shall be the same as the remaining term of office of his or her predecessor or a member in the same category. (3) The term of office of the head of a local government shall begin from the day following the day on which his or her predecessor's term of office expires: Provided, That the term of office of the head of a local government chosen at an election held after his or her predecessor's term of office expires or at a new election held as provided in Article 30 (1) 1 through 3 shall begin from the time his or her election is decided, and shall be the same as the remaining term of his or her predecessor or the head of a local government in the same category. CHAPTER II RIGHT TO VOTE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR ELECTION Article 15 (Right to Vote) (1) A national of 18 years of age or older shall have the right to vote in elections of the President and members of the National Assembly: Provided, That the right to vote in elections of constituency members of the National Assembly shall only be granted to a national of 18 years of age or older who falls under any of the following as of the base date for preparation of the official list of eligible voters pursuant to