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(Intra-Party Competition Campaign)


(1) In the intra-party competition that is held by party members with non-party members granted rights by the relevant political party to vote in such intra-party competition, the competition campaign shall not be waged in ways other than that falling under any of the following subparagraphs:


<Amended by Act No. 8879, Feb. 29, 2008; Act No. 11374, Feb. 29, 2012>


1. The way provided for in Article 60-3 (1) 1 or 2;


2. The way by which campaign material of one kind, which are prepared by any candidate for the intra-party competition (hereafter in this
Article referred to as "competition campaign materials"), are distributed only once;


3. The way (including the way in which a candidate for intra-party competition installs and posts facilities, such as placard, etc. necessary
for the publicity of the candidate for intra-party competition at a place where speeches or debates are held as prescribed by National Election
Commission Regulations) by which political parties hold joint stump speeches or joint debates indoors.


(2) When any political party distributes the competition campaign material and holds joint stump speeches or joint debates in the ways referred to in
paragraph (1) 2 or 3, the political party shall make a report thereon to the competent constituency election commission.


(3) Expenses incurred in waging any competition campaign, in contravention of paragraph (1) shall be deemed election expenses provided for in Article
119.


(4) The preparation of the competition campaign material referred to in paragraph (1) 2, the report referred to in paragraph (2) and other
necessary matters shall be determined by Regulations of the National Election Commission.


[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005]