| Period |
Key Dates |
Highlights |
| Election Day minus 240 days |
Apr. 23 ~ |
Registration of primary candidates begins |
Up to 90 days before
Election Day |
~ Sep. 20 |
All high-level military or local government
officials who wish to work for a campaign must
resign by this date |
| Election Day minus 90 days |
Sep. 20 ~ |
Briefing on legislative activities banned |
| Election Day minus 60 days |
Oct. 20 ~ |
Activities likely to affect local elections
banned |
| Election Day minus 28 days |
Nov. 21 ~ Nov. 25 |
Lists of registered voters and absentee voters
drawn up |
| Election Day minus 24 days |
1Nov. 25 ~ Nov. 26 |
Formal candidate registration |
| One day after Candidate Registration
Deadline |
Nov. 27 |
Official campaign period begins |
| Election Day minus 7 days |
Dec. 12 |
Voter list finalized |
| Election Day minus 6 days |
Dec. 13 ~ Dec. 14 |
Absentee voting |
| Eve of Election |
Dec. 18 (midnight) |
Official campaign period ends |
| Election Day |
Dec. 19 |
Voting (6 a.m. ~ 6 p.m.), Ballot counting begins
immediately after |
Chung Dong-young 
Presidential
Election Timeline