(Restriction on Rally of Party Members)

(1) A political party (including the council of political party members) shall not hold a rally for training of party members (hereafter referred to as
"party members' rally" in this Article) within the election district in which an election is in progress, or subject to party members who are the electors, regardless of any pretext such as solidarity, drill, training, education and others of party members from 30 days before the election day to the election day: Provided, That an interview temporarily held among party members for liaison, instruction, etc. as to the party affairs shall not be considered as a party members' rally.

<Amended by Act No. 5127, Dec. 30, 1995; Act No. 6265, Feb. 16, 2000; Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004; Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>

(2) When a political party holds a party members' rally (excluding cases where a central party holds it at its training facility) from 90 days before
the election day (in cases of a special election, etc. holding reasons of which have become definite after 90 days prior to the election day, from  the time when the reasons for holding the relevant election have become definite), it shall file a report thereon with the Gu/Si/Gun election commission having jurisdiction over the area of its holding, and thereafter hold it at the office of relevant political party, citizens' hall, public institution, office of an organization, other public facilities, or an open place which is not a place where the multitudes pass on.

<Amended by Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004; Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>

(3) A political party subject to an allotment of subsidies under Article 27 of the Political Funds Act may gratuitously use for a place of party members' rally the citizens' hall, gymnasium or cultural center, which is owned or managed by the State or local governments (including the institutions referred to in Article 53 (1) 4 or 6) and other facilities or places where the multitudes may gather, under conditions stipulated by Regulations of the National Election Commission. In such cases, when any property damages have occurred, such as the damage of installations or use of power, etc., the relevant political party shall make the compensations therefor.

<Newly Inserted by Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004; Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>

(4) The signs indicating that it is a party members' rally under this Act shall be posted or put up at the outside of the place for such a rally under paragraph (2), but its sponsor shall promptly remove them after the completion of relevant rally. In such cases, the said signs shall not indicate any photograph and name or propaganda slogan of the person intending to become the candidate and any contents of advertising him.

<Amended by Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004>

(5) Any manager of public facilities in receipt of an application for use under paragraph (3) shall not refuse the said use without any justifiable ground.

<Newly Inserted by Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004> 

(6) A report on a party members' rally, or number of sheets of the signs and other necessary matters shall be stipulated by Regulations of the National
Election Commission.

<Amended by Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004; Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>