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“I made time from work to come. You have to vote.”
On the afternoon of the 30th, the second day of the June 3 local elections, 91-year-old Lee Seong-hwan, wearing a neon safety vest over a neat shirt, stopped by the Vision 2-dong Administrative Welfare Center early voting site in Pyeongtaek. He rode his electric scooter in the heat to cast an early ballot. “I used to live in Hanam, and now I live in Pyeongtaek,” he said. “I felt I had to vote, so I came to vote early.”
Lee, who supports himself by riding a three-wheeled electric scooter and collecting scrap paper around the neighborhood, said he took a short break from work that day to visit the polling place.
“I pick up scrap paper in front of department stores, supermarkets and restaurant areas,” he said with a smile. “I’m older now, so I can’t do as much as before, but I keep working as long as I’m able.”
“If I just stay at home I get restless. As long as my body lets me move, I keep working,” he said. “This is about the country, so people should vote. I always make the time to do it.”
He smoothed his shirt and added, “Even at my age, people should present themselves neatly.” He said he hopes older people can live without excessive hardship: that those who can work find steady, stable employment and that people with physical difficulties receive better support. He said he expects to see improvements after this election.
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