Posted December. 12, 2002 22:33,

Absentee voting for the coming 16th presidential election has kicked off throughout 490 polling booths nationwide on Dec. 12. 8,113,155 absentee voters can visit nearby polls from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. to cast their ballots. Soldiers are exercising their rights to vote in Youngsang District Center in Seoul on Dec. 12.