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All posts tagged "election"

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  S. Korean govt passes bill simplifying overseas voter registration

  Overseas voter registration for South Korean elections just got easier thanks to a revised bill passed by the National Assembly last week. Under the bill, the South Korean government will work to install polling stations overseas and...

  • Posted December 15, 2015
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  Silicon Valley Korean community joins in on overseas voter registration campaign

  Silicon Valley-area Korean organizations have begun a push to encourage locals to participate in overseas voter registration for South Korea’s legislative election next April. The Silicon Valley Korean American Federation will lead a handful of groups inside...

  • Posted December 3, 2015
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  Overseas Korean voter registration fails to reach 1 pct mark

  By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Voter registration for overseas Koreans, which opened Nov. 15 for the April legislative election, have failed to hit 1 percent among the eligible population across the globe. According to Korea’s...

  • Posted November 27, 2015
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  Ban’s S. Korean presidential bid rumors flare up amid planned N. Korea trip

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Speculation of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s presidential bid in South Korea has resurfaced after news reports on his possible visit to North Korea. Ban’s spokesman said earlier this week that discussions are under way...

  • Posted November 20, 2015
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  Overseas voter registration for 2016 Korean election opens this weekend

  By The Korea Times San Francisco staff Overseas voting registration for Korea’s legislative election, coming next April, will begin this Sunday through 169 diplomatic offices around the world. The election will be the third, following the 2012...

  • Posted November 12, 2015
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  Number of eligible Korean voters in California sharply rises

  The number of Korean American voters has risen more than 11 percent in both California and the Southern California area since 2011, according to Political Data reports. As of November, there were 143,326 eligible voters of Korean...

  • Posted November 11, 2015
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  Super Tuesday! 8 Korean American candidates win in NJ election

  By The Korea Times New York staff The New Jersey Korean American community saw a handful of victories last night as the general assembly election came to a close. Susan Shin Angulo, of Camden County, became the...

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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