(Prohibition of Organization's Election Campaign)

(1) An institution or organization (including the representative, executives or members) falling under any one of the following subparagraphs shall not
be allowed to wage election campaigns under its title or that of its representative:

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

1. The State and local governments;

2. Institutions or organizations under Article 53 (1) 4 through 6; 

3. Like-minded associations such as native folks society, relatives' society, alumni association, alpine society, etc., and private group of individuals
such as fraternity group; 

4. National movement organizations established under the special Acts that receive any contribution or subsidy from the State or local governments (referring to the Society for a Better Tomorrow, Saemaul Movement Council, Korea Freedom Federation);

5. Organizations prohibited from participating in the political activities or an election for public officials pursuant to the Acts and subordinate
statutes;

6. Institutions or organizations wherein a candidate or his/her family members (hereafter in this paragraph, referred to as "candidates, etc.")
serve as executives, or established by contributing the assets of candidates, etc., or the candidate, etc. bear their operational expenses, or exercise the substantial influences in decision-making on their intentions pursuant to the related statutes or rules;

7. Deleted; <by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>

8. Institutions or organizations a majority of which are comprized of the persons not entitled to make any election campaigns.

(2) No person may establish or set up any private organization or other organizations, such as the research institution, fellow members society,
native folks society, alpine society, early rising soccer club, external group of a political party, regardless of their titles or professed purposes, for the
election campaigns of a candidate (including a person intending to become a candidate).

[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004]