SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Self-isolators will be allowed to cast ballots in the upcoming parliamentary elections if they do not show symptoms of coronavirus infection, authorities said Sunday. “People who were ordered to go into self-quarantine from April 1-14 and show no symptoms on the day of voting can cast ballots,” Health Minister [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is exploring ways to permit those in self-isolation over the new coronavirus to cast their ballots in next week’s parliamentary elections while minimizing the risk of infection, officials said Wednesday. The National Election Commission (NEC), the election watchdog, is in talks with the government over ways to [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans cast their ballots Thursday in advance voting for the presidential election set to be held next week, the election watchdog said. Over 1 million voters have voted as of 10:30 a.m., according to the National Election Commission (NEC), with many more expected to [...]