General – vote counting at home
- In accordance with the vote counting procedure of domestic elections
Overseas ballots shipped to Korea ⇒ votes counted
- ① Overseas ballots shipped to Korea
- Overseas ballots shipped to Korea
- Overseas ballots shipped directly to Korea by overseas returning officers immediately following the termination of the overseas voting period
- Sealed ballot envelopes and boxes checked by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and sent to the National Election Commission
- Overseas ballots sent by registered mail
- Sealed ballots are sent to Si/Gun/Gu election commissions by registered mail
- Overseas ballots accepted
- Overseas ballots which have arrived by the closing time of the election are accepted by Si/Gun/Gu election commissions
- Overseas ballots dropped into ballot boxes
- Overseas ballots dropped into ballot boxes under the supervision of commissioners recommended by each political party
- ② Vote counting at polling stations by Si/Gun/Gu election commissions
- Overseas ballot boxes shipped
to vote counting stations - Overseas ballot boxes transferred to vote counting stations under the supervision of counting observers after the election is closed
- Vote counting
- Overseas ballots placed in boxes separate from other ballots for counting under the supervision of counting observers
In case of emergency – votes counted at overseas diplomatic missions
- When it is acknowledged that overseas ballots cannot arrive at Si/Gun/Gu election commissions by 6 pm on election day for inevitable reasons such as natural disasters, war and riots, the National Election Commission may give the Overseas Voting Committee authority to count the votes.
- In this case, overseas ballots are not shipped to Korea.
Ballots kept in overseas diplomatic missions ⇒ votes counted
- Overseas ballots kept
- Overseas ballots kept in the vaults of diplomatic missions or in other secure locations by overseas returning officers
- Ballots counted
- Ballots counted after 6 pm on election day under the supervision of counting observers
- Report and notification of the result of vote counting
- The result of vote counting reported to the National Election Commission
- The result of vote counting notified to the Si/Gun/Gu election commission immediately
- Final announcement
- Overseas Voting Committee