Whole amount of the deposit when there exists any elected person from among those listed in the relevant roll of candidates: Provided, That the deposit paid by a candidate, who resigns from his or her post before any person is elected, or whose registration is canceled under Articles 189 and 190-2, shall be excluded. (2) Expenses to be borne with an election deposit under Article 56 (3) shall be deducted when the election deposit is returned under paragraph (1), and any one, for whom expenses to be borne exceed the election deposit to be returned, shall pay the difference to the constituency election commission and any one, for whom the whole amount of the election deposit reverts to the State or local governments, shall pay the whole amount of expenses to be borne to the constituency election commission, within 10 days from the date on which he or she receives a notification, pursuant to the notification of the relevant constituency election commission. <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010> (3) When the relevant person fails to pay the relevant amount within the deadline for payment under paragraph (2), the competent constituency election commission shall entrust the collection of such amount to the head of the competent tax office; and the head of the competent tax office shall collect it in the same manner as delinquent national taxes are collected, and then shall pay the collected amount to the State or the relevant local governments. In such cases, the relevant election commission may entrust the head of the competent tax office with the collection of expenses for any vicarious execution against illegal facilities, etc. under Article 271, after preferentially disbursing such expenses. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 25, 2010> (4) Deleted. <Feb. 16, 2000> (5) The return and reversion of election deposits and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by the National Election Commission Regulations. <Amended on Feb. 16, 2000> CHAPTER VI-2 PRIMARY ELECTIONS TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES OF POLITICAL PARTIES Article 57-2 (Primary Elections to Nominate Candidates) (1) Every political party may nominate candidates through primary elections (hereinafter referred to as "primary elections") to run in elections for public offices. (2) Where any political party holds a primary election [including any poll instead of a primary election, which is conducted on a person who is listed as a candidate in a primary election (including where extra points, etc. are granted to women, persons with disabilities, etc. in accordance with the party’s constitution or regulations (hereinafter referred to as "candidate in a primary election") according to the party's constitution, regulations or a written agreement that is reached among candidates in a primary election], any candidate in a primary election who fails to be elected as a candidate of the relevant political party shall be prohibited from being registered as a candidate to run in the relevant election of the same constituency: Provided, That the same shall not apply to cases where anyone who is elected as a candidate

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