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Who on this board is able to vote in Korea?
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fustiancorduroy



Joined: 12 Jan 2007

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 6:38 am    Post subject: Who on this board is able to vote in Korea? Reply with quote

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Dragoon



Joined: 18 Apr 2010

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 6:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll be able to vote in a few months when my paperwork finally clears...but who gives a damn.....I never voted back in the States.. Why the hell would I vote here?
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hamsteRRiFic



Joined: 22 Nov 2009
Location: going around in circles...

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 6:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If I could, I'd vote for whomever has the hottest adjumma dancers.

Least annoying campaign song is my second criteria.

Cool
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DeLaRed



Joined: 16 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 7:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought F visa holders could not vote?

I know F4 gyopo visa holders can`t even vote.....
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littlelisa



Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 7:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

DeLaRed wrote:
I thought F visa holders could not vote?

I know F4 gyopo visa holders can`t even vote.....


Only F5. F5 visa is permanent residency.
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crossmr



Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 8:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

littlelisa wrote:
DeLaRed wrote:
I thought F visa holders could not vote?

I know F4 gyopo visa holders can`t even vote.....


Only F5. F5 visa is permanent residency.


and only after they've had an F5 for 3 years I believe. I remember seeing some stats saying there were only a couple hundred F5s in the country.
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Konglishman



Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

littlelisa wrote:
DeLaRed wrote:
I thought F visa holders could not vote?

I know F4 gyopo visa holders can`t even vote.....


Only F5. F5 visa is permanent residency.


So, F2 visa holders cannot vote?
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nobbyken



Joined: 07 Jun 2006
Location: Yongin ^^

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

F5 is a residency visa, not permanent if you take a couple of years residency in another country.
F5 visa holders can vote in some elections, but not the presidential ones.
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Bibbitybop



Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You all are forgetting all the Koreans that do read this board.
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red_devil



Joined: 30 Jun 2008
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And WHY would you want to vote? Rolling Eyes
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Captain Corea



Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 11:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll be voting on the 2nd - I've already contacted the election commission for my Gu and they've confirmed that I'm on the list.
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Dragoon



Joined: 18 Apr 2010

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 11:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Captain Corea wrote:
I'll be voting on the 2nd - I've already contacted the election commission for my Gu and they've confirmed that I'm on the list.


Who you voting for big guy? Will it be 김아저씨 or 이아주머니?

I wonder what these politicians are doing to secure the waygook vote....all 0.00003% of it.
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Captain Corea



Joined: 28 Feb 2005
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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 12:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you seriously want to know, or are you just mocking?
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Dragoon



Joined: 18 Apr 2010

PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 3:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Captain Corea wrote:
Do you seriously want to know, or are you just mocking?


I was just messing around a bit.. but sure I'd like to know who you are voting for and why?
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Captain Corea



Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 4:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dragoon wrote:
Captain Corea wrote:
Do you seriously want to know, or are you just mocking?


I was just messing around a bit.. but sure I'd like to know who you are voting for and why?


Ah, ok... no worries, just wasn't going to bother to reply if you didn't actually want to know.

Some people don't really like expressing who they are going to vote for (here or back home), but I've never really had a problem with it.

For Mayor, I'll most likely for for Oh Se Hoon instead of Han Myeong-sook. I feel that Oh has done a reasonable job with running Seoul over the last few years, and I honestly doubt that Han could manage it better.

For the superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, I'll probably vote Lee Won-hee. Kwak is focused on 'free lunches' as his platform, and that does little for me. I'd much rather see attention put on early childhood care (like tax breaks for those that employ nannies).

Other than that, there are 6 slots that I'm still not sure about. Most likely, I'll vote along Hanara Dang party lines. Noting is decided until the 2nd though, and I'm always willing to hear about the different positions.
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