1 of 3 | Voters wait in line at a polling station at the Cheongnyangni-dong Community Service Center in Dongdaemun Ward, Seoul, on Wednesday, the day of South Korea’s ninth nationwide local elections. Photo by Asia Today
June 3 (Asia Today) -- Voters lined up before dawn Wednesday as South Korea opened voting in its ninth nationwide local elections, with some Seoul polling stations seeing early morning crowds before ballots were cast.
"I came out early because I thought it would be hot and crowded during the day," one voter said.
At around 6 a.m., voters were already waiting outside the Cheongnyangni-dong Community Service Center in Dongdaemun Ward, Seoul. Elderly residents arrived early to avoid the heat and crowds, merchants stopped by before opening their shops and families began the public holiday by voting before heading out for the day.
Voting was scheduled from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 14,288 polling stations nationwide. Unlike early voting, Election Day voting is allowed only at the polling station assigned based on a voter's registered address.
