(4) The Internet Election News Deliberation Commission shall have one full-time member, and he or she
shall be nominated by the National Election Commission from among the members of the Internet
Election News Deliberation Commission.
(5) No members of political parties shall become the members of the Internet Election News Deliberation
Commission.
(6) The Internet Election News Deliberation Commission shall determine matters necessary for
guaranteeing the political neutrality, equality, and objectivity of Internet election reports, and redress of
injuries of rights and impartiality of other election reports, and make a public announcement thereof.
(7) When the Internet Election News Deliberation Commission deems that it is necessary for performing
duties, it may hear the opinions of related public officials or specialists by inviting them, or request the
related agencies, organizations, etc. to render their cooperation, such as presentation of data or opinions.
(8) The Internet Election News Deliberation Commission shall have the secretariat consisting of the public
officials belonging to the election commissions in order to deal with its affairs.
(9) The composition and operation of the Internet Election News Deliberation Commission, treatment of
its members and full-time members, organization and scope of duties of the secretariat, and other
necessary matters shall be stipulated by the National Election Commission Regulations.
Article 8-6 (Correction Report of Internet Press Agencies)
(1) The Internet Election News Deliberation Commission shall inspect whether election reports that are
run in the web-sites of Internet press agencies are fair or not and when contents of the election report are
deemed unfair as a result of the inspection, the Internet Election News Deliberation Commission shall
order the relevant Internet press agencies to take measures necessary to publish a correction report of such
election report. <Newly Inserted on Aug. 4, 2005>
(2) When the political parties or candidates (including a person who intends to become a candidate;
hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply) deem that any election report of the Internet press agencies
is unfair, they may raise objections in writing to the Internet Election News Deliberation Commission
within 10 days from the date on which they have known that there existed the said report.
(3) When the Internet Election News Deliberation Commission has received an objection under paragraph
(2), it shall without delay deliberate on whether the election report subject to an objection is impartial; and
if it is deemed that the election report is unfair as a result of deliberations, it shall order the relevant
Internet press agencies to take measures necessary to publish a correction report of the relevant election
report. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005>
(4) Any political party or candidate subjected to damages due to the distorted election report of the
Internet press agencies may demand in writing the relevant Internet press agencies within 10 days from the
date on which they have known that there existed a public announcement of such report, to make a
broadcast of the objection report or a printing of the counterargument report (hereafter in this Article,
referred to as "counterargument report"). In such cases, when 30 days have elapsed from the date of public
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