(Restriction on Transmission of Election Campaign Information)

(1) No person shall be allowed to transmit the information for election campaigns in opposition to an expressed intent of the information recipient
to refuse any receipt of messages.

(2) When a preliminary candidate or a candidate sends information for election campaign in the form of a text message by means of automatic
broadcast communications pursuant to subparagraph 2 or 3 of Article 53 (hereinafter referred to as “information for election campaign”) or entrusts
a transmitting agency with the transmission of such information by e-mail, he/she shall clearly state the following matters in the information for
election campaign:

<Amended by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005; Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010; Act No. 11374, Feb. 29, 2012>

1. The fact that the information is for election campaign;
2. The telephone number by which text messages are sent;
3. Deleted; <by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>
4. Matters concerning the measures and methods capable of easily making an indication of intent to refuse any receipt of messages.

(3) Deleted. <by Act No. 11207, Jan. 17, 2012>

(4) Any person who transmits the election campaign information shall be prohibited from taking any technical measures in order to avoid or obstruct any refusal of receiving the messages by the receiver.

(5) Any person who transmits the election campaign information shall take necessary measures so as to ensure the receiver does not bear any
telephone fees and other monetary expenses to be incurred when the receiver refuses to receive any messages.

(6) No person shall be allowed to transmit the election campaign information by utilizing the programs of automatically creating a contact place of the
receiver, such as the telephone number, e-mail address, etc. by mixing the numerals, symbols or letters, and other technical apparatuses.

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