(4) Deleted. <Jan. 25, 2010>
(5) Except for any of the following acts, the head of a local government (including public officials
belonging to such local government) shall not publish, distribute or broadcast the publicity articles
(including publicity papers, news bulletins, publications, facilities, sound recordings, visual records and
other publicity articles, and the cases utilizing newspapers and broadcasting) to inform the residents of the
plans for projects, process records and other activities of local government in excess of one kind and one
time per quarter; may not publish, distribute or broadcast the publicity articles from 180 days (in cases of a
special election, etc., the day when the ground for holding an election is confirmed; hereafter in paragraph
(6) the same shall apply) before the election day of the head of relevant local government to the election
day: <Newly Inserted on Apr. 30, 1998; Feb. 16, 2000; Mar. 12, 2004; Mar. 2, 2006; Jan. 25, 2010>
1. Publishing, distributing or broadcasting the publicity articles which are prescribed to do so by statutes
or regulations;
2. Obtaining the consent of persons and residents interested in specially designated projects in order to
carry out such projects;
3. Solving a group civil petition or an urgent civil petition when it takes place;
4. Other acts equivalent to those referred to in the above subparagraphs and which are prescribed by the
National Election Commission Regulations.
(6) The head of a local government may not attend the lecture on culture to be held by the residents' selfgoverning center, any event held by organizations, other than public institutions, (including events held in
the buildings of the relevant local governments) during his or her office hours from 180 days before the
election day of the head of such a local government to the election day: Provided, That the same shall not
apply to events he or she may attend or visit under paragraph (2) 3. <Newly Inserted on Apr. 30, 1998; Mar. 7,
2002; Jan. 25, 2010>
(7) No head of local governments may make an appearance in broadcasting, newspapers, magazines or
other advertisements, without distinction of tasks under his or her jurisdiction or other pretexts. <Newly
Inserted on Jan. 25, 2010>
Article 87 (Prohibition of Organization's Election Campaign)
(1) An institution or organization (including the representative, executive officers or members) falling
under any one of the following subparagraphs shall not be allowed to wage election campaigns under its
title or that of its representative: <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005; Jan. 25, 2010>
1. The State and local governments;
2. Institutions or organizations under Article 53 (1) 4 through 6;
3. Like-minded associations such as native folks society, relatives' society, alumni association, alpine
society, etc., and private group of individuals such as fraternity group;
4. National movement organizations established under the special Acts that receive any contribution or
subsidy from the State or local governments (referring to the Society for a Better Tomorrow, Saemaul
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