2. A 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 or the immediately preceding election of
proportional representation members of the National Assembly or proportional representation members
of local councils.
(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 following provisions: <Amended on
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 nominated 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 proportional representation members of the National
Assembly, 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 nominated 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 relevant political parties, or candidates or their deputies, after the
candidate registration is closed: Provided, That if a representative of the relevant political party, candidate
or his or her deputy fails to participate in the lottery on time, the chairperson of the competent
constituency election commission or the person designated by him or her may draw the lot on behalf of the
political party or candidate. <Amended on Mar. 7, 2002; Jan. 25, 2010>
(7) Where any political party nominates not less than two candidates in the same constituency for an
election of constituency members of Gu/Si/Gun councils, the printing order of candidates nominated 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 on Jan. 25, 2010>
(8) Even when a candidate resigns or dies or his or her registration becomes nullified after the candidate
registration period expires, such mark, the name of the political party, and his or her name shall not be
crossed off the ballot papers. <Amended on Mar. 7, 2002; Jan. 25, 2010>
(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 or she belongs shall take that of the partynominated candidate that has been already determined. <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010>
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