(1) The Korea Communications Standards Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Korea Communications Standards Commission") under Article 18 (1) of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Korea Communications Commission shall establish and operate an Election Broadcast Deliberation Commission during a period specified in the following, so as to maintain the fairness of election broadcasting: <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010; Jan. 17, 2012> 1. Elections held at the expiration of the terms of office: Until 30 days after the election day from the day before the date on which an application for the registration of preliminary candidates commences under Article 60-2 (1); 2. Special elections: Until 30 days after the election day from 60 days before the election day (in cases where grounds for holding special elections are confirmed 60 days before the election day, 10 days after the date on which grounds for holding such elections are confirmed). (2) The Election Broadcast Deliberation Commission shall consist of not more than nine members including a person recommended by each of political parties which set up negotiating groups in the National Assembly and the National Election Commission and persons recommended by broadcasting companies (referring to a person operating or managing the broadcasting facilities under Article 70 (1); hereafter in this Article and Article 8-4 the same shall apply), the community of journalism scholars, the Korea Bar Association, journalists' associations, civil groups, etc. In such cases, when an increase in the number of political parties which set up negotiating groups in the National Assembly after the establishment of the Election Broadcast Deliberation Commission causes the number of members to exceed the fixed number of members, the current number of members shall be deemed fixed number of members. <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010> (3) No member of the Election Broadcast Deliberation Commission may join a political party. (4) The Election Broadcast Deliberation Commission shall determine necessary matters to maintain political neutrality, equality, and objectivity of election broadcast, and balance in respect of production technology, to redress injuries of rights, and other necessary matters to secure the impartiality of election broadcast, and shall publish them. (5) The Election Broadcast Deliberation Commission shall inspect whether the election broadcast is impartial, and shall determine the sanctions, etc. pursuant to the subparagraphs of Article 100 (1) of the Broadcasting Act, where deemed that the contents of an election broadcast were not impartial as a result of inspection, and notify the Korea Communications Commission under Article 3 (1) of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Korea Communications Commission of these measures, and the Korea Communications Commission shall without delay make orders for notified sanctions, etc. against the broadcasting company which made an election broadcast unfair. <Amended on Feb. 16, 2000; Aug. 4, 2005; Feb. 29, 2008; Jan. 25, 2010> (6) Where a candidate or a person wishing to be a candidate regards the contents of election broadcast as unfair, he or she may request the Election Broadcast Deliberation Commission to make corrections from