is disqualified after he or she renounces his or her candidacy, dies, loses his or her eligibility for election
or gives up or changes his or her party affiliation. <Amended on Apr. 6, 2018>
(3) Anyone who is disqualified as a member of any political party according to Article 22 of the Political
Parties Act shall be prohibited from becoming an eligible voter in the primary election.
Article 57-3 (Primary Election Campaigns)
(1) In a primary election that is held by party members with non-party members granted rights by the
relevant political party to vote in such primary election, the competition campaign shall not be waged in
ways other than that falling under any of the following subparagraphs: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Feb. 29,
2012>
1. The way provided for in Article 60-3 (1) 1 or 2;
2. The way by which campaign material of one kind, which are prepared by any candidate in a primary
election (hereafter in this Article referred to as "primary election campaign materials"), are distributed
only once;
3. The way (including the way in which a candidate in a primary election installs and posts facilities,
such as placard, necessary for the publicity of the candidate in a primary election at a place where
speeches or debates are held as prescribed by the National Election Commission Regulations) by which
political parties hold joint stump speeches or joint debates indoors.
(2) When any political party distributes primary election campaign materials and holds joint stump
speeches or joint debates in the ways referred to in paragraph (1) 2 or 3, the political party shall make a
report thereon to the competent constituency election commission.
(3) Expenses incurred in waging any primary election campaign, in violation of paragraph (1) shall be
deemed election expenses provided for in Article 119.
(4) The preparation of primary election campaign materials referred to in paragraph (1) 2, the report
referred to in paragraph (2) and other necessary matters shall be determined by the National Election
Commission Regulations.
Article 57-4 (Entrustment of Primary Election Management)
(1) Political parties eligible for the distribution of subsidies according to Article 27 of the Political Funds
Act may entrust management involving the primary election campaign, the voting and the vote counting
from among their primary election management to the competent constituency election commission in
charge of the relevant election.
(2) Where the competent constituency election commission conducts management involving the voting
and vote counting of the primary election according to the entrustment referred to in paragraph (1),
expenses incurred therein shall be borne by the State: Provided, That allowances paid to voting observers
and counting observers shall be borne by the relevant political parties. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008>
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