(Special Cases on Selection, Appointment, etc. of Voting Witnesses)
(1) In the simultaneous elections, two voting witnesses shall be selected and reported by each political party that has recommended candidates, and each independent candidate, notwithstanding the number of persons to be selected and reported under Article 161 (2).
<Amended by Act No. 4947, Apr. 1, 1995; Act No. 6265, Feb. 16, 2000; Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>
(2) In designating voting witnesses for the simultaneous election, the "candidates" provided for in Article 161 (4) shall be deemed the "political party or candidates" and "by the candidate" shall be deemed "by the candidate and the political party", respectively.
<Amended by Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005>
(3) In simultaneous elections, two advance polling witnesses shall be selected and reported by each political party participating in the election, and one advance polling by each independent candidate, regardless of the number of persons to be selected and reported in accordance with Article 162 (2).
<Amended by Act No. 4947, Apr. 1, 1995; Act No. 6265, Feb. 16, 2000; Act No. 7681, Aug. 4, 2005; Act No. 12267, Jan. 17, 2014>
(4) In simultaneous elections, the number of advance polling witnesses shall not exceed eight persons, but if the number of witnesses selected and reported under paragraph (3) exceeds eight, the competent election commission shall first designate those selected and reported by a political party, and the remaining witnesses shall be designated by lottery until the total reaches eight, from among those selected and reported by the independent candidates. In such cases, if the number of those selected and reported by a political party exceeds eight, the witnesses shall be designated up to eight, beginning with a person selected and reported by a political party on the top of list under Article 150 (3) through (5).
<Newly Inserted by Act No. 4949, May 10, 1995; Act No. 5412, Nov. 14, 1997; Act No. 6265, Feb. 16, 2000; Act No. 6663, Mar. 7, 2002; Act No. 7681, Aug. ,
2005; Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010; Act No. 12267, Jan. 17, 2014>
