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Article 150
 

(Order, etc. of Names of Political Parties and Candidates Printed on Ballot Papers)


(1) The marks of candidates, names of political parties to which the party recommended candidates belong, and names of candidates shall be
indicated on the ballot papers: Provided, That the independent candidates shall be indicated as "independent" in the column in which the names of political parties to which the party-recommended candidates belong are to be entered and in the election of the proportional representative National Assembly members and the election of the proportional representative local council members, the marks and names of the political parties which recommend the candidates shall be indicated.


<Amended by Act No. 4947, Apr. 1, 1995; Act No. 6265, Feb. 16, 2000; Act No. 6663, Mar. 7, 2002; Act No. 7189, Mar. 12, 2004; Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>


(2) The marks shall be indicated as figures such as "1, 2, and 3" in the order of political parties or candidates by which they are entered in the
ballot papers, and names of political parties and candidates shall be entered in Hangeul: Provided, That if there are candidates whose names in Hangeul are same, the Chinese characters shall be entered together in parentheses.


<Amended by Act No. 6663, Mar. 7, 2002>


(3) In determining the printing order of candidates, a candidate who is recommended by a political party holding seats in the National Assembly as of the closing day of candidate registration shall be first, followed by a candidate who is recommended by a political party holding no seats in the National Assembly and then independent candidates, and in determining the printing order of political parties, a political party holding seats in the National Assembly as of the closing day of candidate registration shall be first, followed by that holding no seats in the National Assembly.


<Amended by Act No. 4947, Apr. 1, 1995; Act No. 6265, Feb. 16, 2000; Act No. 6663, Mar. 7, 2002; Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>


(4) A political party falling under any of the following subparagraphs shall be preferentially given nationally unified marks, in determining the printing
order of political parties holding seats in the National Assembly under paragraph (3):


<Amended by Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>


1. Political party which has not less than five National Assembly members of a local constituency in the National Assembly;
2. Political party which has won votes of not less than 3/100 of the total number of national valid ballots in the immediately preceding Presidential election, the election for proportional representative members of the National Assembly or the election for proportional
representative local council members.


(5) Where the competent constituency election commission determines the printing order of political parties or candidates under paragraph (3) and
(4), it shall follow the provisions of the following subparagraphs: 


<Amended by Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>


1. The printing order among political parties holding seats in the National Assembly as of a deadline for the registration of candidates or among
candidates recommended by such political parties, shall follow the order of majority seat numbers in the National Assembly; Provided, That the printing order among not less than two political parties holding the same seats in the National Assembly shall follow the order of the number of the votes in the election of the proportional representative National Assembly members, which is recently held;
2. The printing order among political parties holding no seats in the National Assembly as of a deadline for the registration of candidates or candidates recommended by such political parties shall follow the Korean alphabetical order of the names of such political parties;
3. The printing order among independent candidates shall follow the order determined by lottery of the competent constituency election commission.


(6) Where two or more political parties or candidates fall into the same printing order in the case of paragraph (5), the competent constituency
election commission shall determine it by lottery in the presence of the representatives of the political parties concerned, or candidates or their deputies, after the candidate registration is closed: Provided, That if a representative of the political party concerned, candidate or his/her deputy fails to participate in the lottery on time, the chairman of the competent constituency election commission or the person designated by him/her may draw the lot on behalf of the political party or candidate.


<Amended by Act No. 6663, Mar. 7, 2002; Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>


(7) Where any political party recommends not less than two candidates in the same constituency for the election of the autonomous Gu/Si/Gun council
members of local constituency, the printing order of candidates recommended by such political party on ballot papers shall follow the order determined by the relevant political party, and when the relevant party fails to determine the order, the competent constituency election commission shall determine the order by lottery. In such cases, the printing order shall be indicated as 1-a, 1-b and 1-c, etc.


<Newly Inserted by Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>


(8) Even when a candidate resigns or dies or his/her registration becomes nullified after the candidate registration period expires, such mark, the
name of the political party, and his/her name shall not be crossed off the ballot papers.


<Amended by Act No. 6663, Mar. 7, 2002>


(9) Where an additional registration provided in Article 51 is carried out in the presidential election, the printing order of a candidate of the political
party to which he/she belongs shall take that of the party-recommended candidate that has been already determined.


(10) A serial number shall be printed on each ballot paper.