As of 10 a.m. on the 3rd, the voter turnout for the 21st presidential election was tentatively reported at 13.5%.
According to the National Election Commission's website, voting began simultaneously at 14,295 polling stations nationwide at 6 a.m. that day. After four hours, 6,003,187 of a total of 44,391,871 registered voters cast their ballots, resulting in a turnout of 13.5%.
This is 1.7 percentage points higher than the voter turnout of 11.8% at the same time during the 20th presidential election in 2022.
The early voting rate will be included in the voter turnout figures released at 1 p.m. that day.
The voting will take place for 14 hours until 8 p.m. Unlike early voting, the main voting can only be done at the polling station corresponding to one's registered address. The location of polling stations can be checked through the voting information pamphlet delivered to each household, the 'voter list viewing system' of local governments, or the National Election Commission's polling station finder service.
However, if voters are waiting in line for a polling station and receive a waiting number ticket as of 8 p.m., they can still vote after the deadline.
Voters must carry identification documents such as a resident registration card, passport, driver's license, youth card, or a photo ID issued by a government office or public institution. Images stored on mobile IDs cannot be used.
Vote counting is expected to begin at approximately 8:30 p.m. at 251 counting centers nationwide. The National Election Commission projected that the outline of the winning candidates would emerge around midnight that night. However, depending on the margin of votes among candidates, this timing may be moved forward or delayed.