Voter turnout on the second day of early voting for the 9th national simultaneous local elections was 17.5%

Jeonnam recorded the highest 31.1%… Voter turnout in Seoul was 17.21% (Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Joo-seong = The National Election Commission announced that the voter turnout was 17.5% as of 1 p.m. on the 30th, the second day of early voting for the 9th national simultaneous local elections. In the early voting held from 6 a.m. the previous day, 7,812,780 out of 44,649,908 voters completed voting. This figure is 2.06 percentage points (p) higher than the voter turnout rate (15.44%) for the early voting for the 8th local election in 2022 at the same time. The region with the highest voter turnout so far is Jeonnam (31.1%), the only one among 17 cities and provinces nationwide to exceed 30%. It was followed by Jeonbuk (27.54%), Gangwon (21.0%), and Gwangju (20.88%). The lowest place was Daegu with 13.79%. This was followed by Gyeonggi (15.26%), Incheon (15.84%), and Busan (15.88%). The voter turnout in Seoul recorded 17.21%. Early voting began at 6 a.m. the previous day and continues until 6 p.m. the same day. To participate in early voting, you must bring your ID and visit an early voting location. A total of 3,571 polling stations were set up across the country. The location of the polling place can be checked on the National Election Commission website (www.nec.go.kr) or by calling the main phone number (☎1390). [email protected]