(Internet Election News Deliberative Committee)

(1) The National Election Commission shall establish and operate the Internet Election News Deliberative Committee in order to maintain impartiality of
election report stated on the web-sites (including the editorial, commentaries, photograph, broadcast, motion image and other details concerning an election; hereafter in this Article and Article 8-6, the same shall apply) of the Internet press agencies (referring to Internet newspaper business operators under subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of Act on the Promotion of Newspapers, etc., persons who run and manage Internet homepages, which are used to report, furnish or transmit Articles that are covered, edited and written through the Internet with the aim of propagating reports, commentaries, public opinions and information, etc. pertaining to politics, economy, society, culture and current events and any other persons who run and manage the web-sites that perform the functions of the press similar to those of the former; hereinafter the same shall apply).

<Amended by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005; Act No. 9785, Jul. 31,2009>

(2) The Internet Election News Deliberative Committee shall be composed of not more than 11 persons commissioned by the National Election
Commission, including a person recommended by each of the political parties that form negotiating groups in the National Assembly and the
persons recommended by the Korea Communications Standards Commission, Press Arbitration Committee, community of scholars, legal circles, Internet press organizations, civil groups, etc., and the term of office of the members shall be three years. In such cases, the latter part of Article 8-2 (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the fixed number of members.

<Amended by Act No. 9785, Jul. 31, 2009>

(3) The Internet Election News Deliberative Committee shall have one Chairman, and he/she shall be elected from among its members.

(4) The Internet Election News Deliberative Committee shall have one standing member, and he/she shall be nominated by the National Election
Commission from among the members of the Internet Election News Deliberative Committee.

(5) No members of political parties shall become the members of the Internet Election News Deliberative Committee.

(6) The Internet Election News Deliberative Committee shall determine matters necessary for guaranteeing the political neutrality, equality, objectivity of
Internet election reports, and redress of injuries of rights and impartiality of other election reports, and make a public announcement thereof.

(7) When the Internet Election News Deliberative Committee deems that it is necessary for performing duties, it may hear the opinions of related public
officials or specialists by inviting them, or request the related agencies, organizations, etc. to render their cooperation, such as presentation of data
or opinions.

(8) The Internet Election News Deliberative Committee shall have the secretariat consisting of the public officials belonging to the election commissions in order to deal with its affairs. 

(9) The composition and operation of the Internet Election News Deliberative Committee, treatment of its members and standing members, organization
and scope of duties of the secretariat, and other necessary matters shall be stipulated by Regulations of the National Election Commission.

[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004]