[JSRC] How can we participate in Overseas Election System?

The election for the 20th Assembly of South Korea is on April 13th. Koreans who do not live in South Korea may still have an interest in this election and its outcome. Those who can participate in this election via the “Overseas Election System” method.
Since September 2, 2012, the Overseas Election System has given South Korean citizens who do not live in South Korea the chance to participate in the Korean Presidential and Assembly elections. Some goals of overseas election system are to help Korean citizens to exercise the rights of citizenship, to improve South Korea’s status as democratic country, and to increase patriotism in overseas residents.
The Overseas Election System is divided into two categories: the overseas voter and the overseas absentee. The two categories are discussed in more detail below:
Overseas voter:
Citizens who do not report their residence or are not registered as residents in South Korea, for example, permanent residents in the United States, are considered overseas voters.
Applications for overseas voter registration are can be submitted between the 150th and 60th days prior to Election Day. For the 20th Assembly Election, the registration period was from 11/15/2015 to 2/13/2016.
Overseas absentee:
Overseas absentees are citizens who reported their residence as South Korea or is registered as residents. These individuals can include students studying abroad, trading companies and resident employees of corporations.

Overseas absentees can register through the homepage of the Republic of Korea National Election Commission at: [WEBSITE]. People can register in three easy steps: (1) by verifying an e-mail address; (2) filling out the overseas absentee application form; and (3) by completing the overseas absentee registration. The overseas absentee reporting period for the 19th Presidential Election will be from 7/23/2017 to 10/21/2017.

Dongkyu Lee, a junior majoring in political science at the University of Minnesota, has already submitted his overseas absentee application. He has been registering as an overseas absentee voter in Minnesota since 2012. Lee remains interested in South Korean politics even while residing in Minnesota. However, voting has not been easy, as Minnesota does not have a polling place and he has to travel to Chicago to vote. Lee believes that there should be more polling places in the U.S. for overseas voters and overseas absentees. Another issue he identified is the limited accessibility to information about candidates and their promises.
Lee suggests allowing voting by mail, an option in U.S. elections, as a way to allow overseas voters and overseas absentees to vote easily. Lee concluded by emphasizing the importance of voting and the need to improve the voting situation overseas to increase voter interest and participation.