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Article 50
 

(Prohibition from Cancelling and Changing Recommendation of Candidates)


(1) The political party shall not cancel or change its recommendation of a registered candidate once the candidate is registered, and shall not make an addition to or change the order in the roll of candidates for the proportional representative National Assembly members (including the roll of candidates for the proportional representative local council members; hereafter the same shall apply in this paragraph): Provided, That where the registration becomes invalid due to a ground other than the resignation or death of the party-recommended candidate, the expulsion of him/her from the political party to which he/she belongs, or the central party's revocation of approval of a formation of City/Do party during he/she candidate registration period, an exception shall be made, but if any candidate is added to the roll of candidates for the proportional representative National Assembly members, the order of such candidate shall come after those already registered.


<Amended by Act No. 4947, Apr. 1, 1995; Act No. 6265, Feb. 16, 2000; Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004; Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>


(2) Every elector shall not cancel or change his/her recommendation for any candidate.


<Amended by Act No. 4947, Apr. 1, 1995; Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>