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Article 254
 

(Violation of Election Campaign Period)


(1) Any person who carries out an election campaign till the last minutes of the voting hour on election day shall be punished by imprisonment with
prison labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding six million won.


(2) Except as prescribed otherwise by this Act, any person who conducts an election campaign by using propaganda facilities or tools, various printed
materials, broadcasting, newspapers, news communications, magazines, other publications, campaign meetings, symposiums, debates, native folks
meetings, alumni meetings, neighbors' meetings, other meetings, information and communications, the establishment of an organization for
the election campaign or private organization, door-to-door visit and other methods prior to an election campaign period shall be punished by
imprisonment with prison labor for not more than two years or by a fine not exceeding four million won.


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


(3) Deleted. <by Act No. 9974, Jan. 25, 2010>