2. Obtaining recommendations in excess of the maximum number of recommending eligible voters; 3. Obtaining false recommendations by forging or tampering with the signatures or seals of recommending eligible voters. (4) The seal of approval for a letter of recommendation and the application for issuance of a letter of recommendation under paragraph (2) may be obtained and made from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day, regardless of statutory holidays. <Newly Inserted on Jul. 28, 2011> (5) The form, request for issuance, and issuance of a letter of recommendation of eligible voter, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by the National Election Commission Regulations. <Amended on Jul. 28, 2011> Article 49 (Registration of Candidates) (1) A candidate shall apply for candidate registration in writing to the competent constituency election commission for two days (hereinafter referred to as "candidate registration period") from the 24th day prior to the election in cases of a presidential election, and from the 20th day prior to the election in cases of a National Assembly election and an election of local council members and the heads of local governments (hereinafter referred to as "beginning day of the application for candidate registration"). <Amended on Jul. 28, 2011> (2) The registration of a party-nominated candidate shall be applied for by the political party which has nominated the candidate for a presidential election or an election of proportional representation members of the National Assembly or proportional representation members of local councils, and by the person who intends to be a party-nominated candidate for an election of constituency members of the National Assembly, constituency members of local councils or the heads of local governments, but the application for registration shall be accompanied by the letter of nomination which is signed and sealed by the official stamp or the representative of the nominating political party, and by the acceptance letter of the candidate (limited to a presidential election and an election of proportional representation members of the National Assembly and proportional representation members of local councils). In such cases, the application for registration of candidates for proportional representation members of the National Assembly and for proportional representation members of local councils shall be accompanied by the roll of candidates whose rankings are decided by the nominating political party. <Amended on Jul. 28, 2011> (3) A person who intends to be an independent candidate shall submit an application for registration along with letters of recommendation (in a single or plural entry, and the seal between pages is not required) signed and sealed (thumbprint is not permitted) by eligible voters pursuant to Article 48. <Amended on Jul. 28, 2011; Dec. 24, 2015> (4) A person who applies for the registration of a candidate under paragraphs (1) through (3) shall submit the following documents and pay the election deposit specified in Article 56 (1): <Amended on Feb. 16, 2000; Mar. 7, 2002; Mar. 12, 2004; Aug. 4, 2005; Mar. 2, 2006; Feb. 29, 2008; Jan. 25, 2010; Jul. 28, 2011; Jan. 17, 2014; Feb. 13, 2014>