The 20th Presidential Election is less than two weeks away. One vote I cast, how much in money?



The presidential election costs astronomical costs and manpower.



It costs hundreds of millions of dollars to prepare ballot papers and posters, as well as election subsidies, including operating costs and labor costs for facilities such as polling places and polling places.



In the 19th presidential election alone, a budget of 344.6 billion won and more than 480,000 people were invested. Divide this by the number of voters, and one vote has a ransom price of 8,200 won.



In this election, these costs are likely to increase even more.



First of all, this is because spending on quarantine has increased significantly due to the spread of COVID-19.



500 additional polling places have been added, and election subsidies have increased in line with inflation.



The total cost of the election, estimated by the National Election Commission, is about 435.2 billion won, divided by the number of voters to arrive at 10,200 won per person.



The value of one vote we exercise cannot simply be converted into money, but it means that one vote has become more valuable.