1. When any one runs in an election of proportional representation members of the National Assembly or an election of proportional representation members of local councils; 2. When any one runs in a special election; 3. When any member of the National Assembly runs in an election of the head of a local government; 4. When any local council member runs in an election of council members or the head of another local government. (3) When proportional representation members of the National Assembly run in special elections of constituency members of the National Assembly or when proportional representation members of local councils run in special elections of constituency members of the local councils of the relevant local governments, they shall resign their posts before they file an application for the registration of candidates, notwithstanding the proviso of paragraph (1). <Newly Inserted on Jan. 25, 2010> (4) In the application of paragraphs (1) through (3), the relevant person shall be deemed to have resigned his or her office at the time the letter of his or her resignation is accepted by the head of the institution to which he or she belongs, or by the committee to which he or she belongs. <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010> (5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), where the head of a local government intends to run in an election of a constituency member of the National Assembly whose constituency is the same as or overlapping with his or her jurisdictional area, he or she shall resign from his or her post no later than 120 days before the election day: Provided, That this shall not apply to where the head of the relevant local government intends to run in an election of a constituency member of the National Assembly, which is held 90 days after the date on which his or her term of office expires, after the expiration of his or her term of office. <Amended on Feb. 16, 2000; Oct. 30, 2003; Jan. 25, 2010> Article 54 (Report on Resignation of Candidates) A candidate shall, in case where he or she intends to resign, come in person to the competent constituency election commission and report such resignation in writing, but in case where a party-nominated candidate intends to resign, he or she shall submit his or her resignation letter along with a letter of approval on resignation from the political party which nominated him or her. Article 55 (Public Announcement of Candidate Registration) Where a candidate is registered, resigns his or her office or dies, or his or her registration becomes nullified, the constituency election commission concerned shall publicly announce the public thereof without delay, make report to its superior election commission, and notify its subordinate election commission thereof. Article 56 (Election Deposits) (1) A person who applies for candidate registration shall pay an election deposit referred to in the following subparagraphs per candidate to the competent constituency election commission at the time of